Football Federation suspends players, referee and fans after weekend match

The Polish Football Federation (PZPN) reacted decisively to dramatic events which took place during last Saturday's league matches. During the match between Gornik Zabrze and Ruch Chorzow referee Stanislaw Zyjewski called a penalty against Ruch. This enraged Ruch players. One player, Mariusz Srutwa, knocked over the referee. Several others, lead by Marcin Baszczynski, then kicked the referee. Meanwhile, fans from both teams began rioting in the stands setting fire to field-side ads. After he was assaulted, Zyjewski could have ejected both players or even ended the game, awarding Gornik a win by default. However, he only gave Srutwa a yellow card. PZPN has suspended Srutwa and Baszczynski, likely for the season and Zyjewski has been banned from refereeing first and second division games. PZPN also closed the stadiums to fans of Gornik and Ruch. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 32)