Pitchside TV pundits attacked with a chair, hooligans pummelling a fan on the pitch and 'ultras' in black storming the field while stars flee: European cup final marred as riot police are overrun Sparta Prague claimed the double for the first time in ten years at Doosan Arena Two teams will meet next weekend with police holding their breath for reprisals IAN LADYMAN: The Premier League title race went to the wire, it is not boring compared to other European leagues! - Listen to the It's All Kicking Off! podcast By Tamara Prenn Published: 08:20, 23 May 2024 | Updated: 08:48, 23 May 2024 e-mail View comments The Czech Cup final was marred with ugly scenes of violence between supporters of Sparta Prague and Viktoria Plzen after fans rushed the pitch after the final whistle at the Doosan Arena. After claiming the Czech First League championship before the final match of the season, Sparta swiped domestic cup honours during the testy 2-1 clash, completing the double for the first time in a decade. The visitors took the lead late on through Sampson Dweh's own goal, but despite going a man down after Pavel Sulc's 85-minute red card, Plzen clawed their way onto the scoresheet via a late equaliser from Tomas Chory in the 87 minute.
But just four minutes later at the start of added time, Sparta broke their hosts' hearts when Veljko Birmancevic scored the eventual match-winning goal. As per reports in Czechia, the match had been flagged by local police as a 'high-risk' and reinforced wi.