Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Record
Daily Record
Sport
Paul Thomson

Motherwell fined thousands by UEFA for Sligo Rovers incidents

Motherwell have been fined almost £5000 for incidents during their Europa Conference League exit to Sligo Rovers last month.

The Fir Park side have been told to cough up £2,569 after assistant referee Petur Pauli Hojgaard was hit by a plastic bottle that came from the John Hunter Stand during the 1-0 first leg defeat, which was mentioned in Faroese referee Kavi Hovdanum's report.

And they also must pay a fine of £1,712 for fireworks which were set off by their fans during the 2-0 away defeat in the Republic of Ireland.

Chief executive Alan Burrows was fully expecting pusnishment after the scenes in Lanarkshire and the club have been fined to the tune of £4,282 in total.

After the first leg a club statement read: "We were very disappointed at an incident which took place late in the game where a plastic bottle was thrown towards the assistant referee from the north end of the John Hunter Stand.

“Over the last few seasons there have been a couple of occasions where objects have been thrown onto the field of play at Fir Park.

“Our policy has always been to deal with individuals quietly and efficiently, and we have handed out indefinite bans to those who we have been able to identify.

Motherwell crashed out of Europe at the first hurdle (SNS Group)

“To put it into some context, we are talking about a very small number of flash points over a few seasons, and the overwhelming majority of ‘Well fans who follow the team are passionate, noisy and colourful, but do not overstep the mark by endangering players, officials or staff."

“The incident last night is now being investigated by UEFA and the likelihood is the club will be punished.

“We ourselves will work hard to identify the person responsible and will take firm action. It goes without saying, but throwing any objects onto the pitch is unacceptable at Fir Park or any other football stadium.”

The matches proved to be Graham Alexander's final acts as boss of the Steelmen, with the former Scotland international replaced at the helm by Steven Hammell.

Follow Lanarkshire Live Sport on Twitter via @LanLiveSport, like us on Facebook or find us on Instagram for the latest sports news, pictures and video.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.