Aberdeen fan arrested after 'throwing burning pyrotechnic' at Eintracht Frankfurt fans
dailyrecord.co.ukAn Aberdeen football fan has been arrested for allegedly throwing a "burning pyrotechnic object" at opposition supporters.Dons fans made the journey to Germany to take on Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa Conference League, ultimately losing 2-1.Frankfurt Police posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying the incident was caught on CCTV and used to trace the apparent culprit.The translated Polizei Frankfurt tweet read: "During the first half of the game, one of the away fans threw a burning pyrotechnic object into the neighboring home fan block."Fortunately, no one was injured.
We caught the crime on video and arrested the suspect."The Dons were appearing in their first European group stage action for 16 years.Omar Marmoush converted a penalty within just 11 minutes, firing the Bundesliga side into the lead.
Dante Polvara fired in a clinical equaliser shortly after for the Pittodrie side before half-time.Aberdeen showed spirit and desire to be more than a match for their German counterparts but ultimately Eintracht Frankfurt picked up all three points on match day one of Group G when Robin Koch headed beyond Kelle Roos with an hour played. Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond.
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