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Fans throw benches as fight breaks out between Polish and Senegalese supporters

2018-06-20 9 Dailymotion

This is the moment benches are used as weapons and drinks are thrown as a fight breaks out between Polish and Senegalese supporters in Antwerp.<br /><br />Footage captured during the match on June 19 shows supporters in Bar Noord shouting and confronting each other.<br /><br />Objects can be seen flying across the space as Polish fans pick up the wooden benches lying strewn across the bar's floor.<br /><br />According to the filmer, who wishes to remain anonymous, the scene started off peacefully at the screening of the match in the Belgian city.<br /><br />The filmer said: "At first both groups got along – they all sang these football chants together, like Poles supporting the Senegalese people and vice versa."<br /><br />But the mood reportedly turned sour after Poland scored its goal in the 2-1 loss.<br /><br />The filmer added: "They [the Senegalese fans] started throwing drinks and started to whistle at the Poles.<br /><br />"So while they were throwing drinks, a Pole threw a drink back at them, and then the benches started to fly around the whole place."<br /><br />The filmer added that concerned families in the venue tried to make their way to the exit.<br /><br />Police intervened in the scuffle but no arrests were made. <br /><br />The filmer added: "It was calm after they arrived because they divided the two groups so we weren’t allowed to go home the same way."<br /><br />Senegal became the first and only African team so far in this year's World Cup to win a match with the controversial victory in Moscow yesterday.

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