After the storm in the French football league in mid-September, a supporter of OSC Lille was sentenced to eight months in prison on Monday. The 27-year-old is accused of starting a siege of the stands and injuring a police officer.
In addition, a stadium ban for OSC games and all games in the stadium in Lens was issued for 18 months. The defendant has to report to the police station in the French municipality of Bethune during every Ligue 1 game in Lille and also pay 1,500 euros to the injured policeman.
At the derby RC Lens against champions OSC Lille, dozens of fans of the host Lens stormed the pitch after the supporters of the two clubs clashed at halftime.
The defendant Thomas H. admitted during the hearing on Monday that he broke a seat shell with his foot and threw it towards the playing field, where police officers were on duty. But he did not target anyone, the defendant assured. (AFP)