The game was temporarily suspended
The game between Vitoria and Porto was temporarily suspended on Sunday night after a fan ran onto the pitch and tried to attack the players.
With just minutes left on the clock, the fan entered the pitch after the ball had gone out of play and approached two Vitoria players.
Footage shows the supporter kicking one of the Vitoria players twice before then turning his attention to the second player. However despite his attempt to kick the other player, he thankfully missed before being restrained by the match stewards.
The match between Vitoria & Porto was brought to a halt after a fan ran onto the pitch and attempted to kick one of the players… 😳 pic.twitter.com/zPAUTHraYw
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) April 10, 2022
Play was eventually resumed as Porto won the game 1-0 after Mehdi Taremi’s first half penalty. Vitoria meanwhile were reduced to 10 men after Oscar Estupinan was sent off with nine minutes left of the second half.
The win now means that Porto are sitting six points clear at the top of the Primera Liga, with just five games left of the season.
Fan reaction
Alarmingly, it seemed all too easy for the supporter to enter the pitch and fans were quick to notice on social media.
One user said: “How on earth is this allowed to happen?!”
How on earth is this allowed to happen?! https://t.co/5J5lPODABx
— ˜”*°•.Chris Clarke •°*”˜ (@Clarkey9) April 10, 2022
Another said: “It’s quite amazing how easy he managed to get onto the pitch.”
It's quite amazing how easy he managed to get onto the pitch. https://t.co/2zQ9S1aI9u
— Aaron McIntosh (@AaronMRRFC95) April 10, 2022
A third user said: “How did he get that far with no one doing anything?”
How did he get that far with no one doing anything
— . (@DillonGroves) April 10, 2022
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