A scary moment at Stadion Pod Goricom dominated headlines as Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was hit by a flare during Friday’s Euro 2016 qualifying match between Montenegro and Russia.
The flaming projectile came from the fans behind the goal and hit Akinfeev squarely on the head.
Akinfeev appeared to be seriously injured and was carted off the pitch on a stretcher.
German referee Deniz Aytekin sent the teams back in to the locker rooms and the match was suspended for more than 35 minutes.
When the teams returned to the field Yuri Lodygin came on in place of Akinfeev.
No word yet as to Akinfeev’s status.
The match was officially abandoned after 66 minutes when players and coaches from both teams started shoving each other. At the time the referee suspended the match, the score was 0-0.
Source: Foxsoccer
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