Czech Republic came from two goals down to keep their Euro 2016 qualification hopes alive in a dramatic 2-2 draw against Croatia, but crowd disorder marred the closing stages of the Group D match in Saint-Etienne, Goal.com reports.
Croatia appeared to be cruising into the last 16 thanks to goals either side of half-time from Ivan Perisic and Ivan Rakitic, but a late comeback was sparked after Milan Skoda’s superb header halved the Czechs’ deficit with 15 minutes left.
Trouble among Croatian supporters behind Petr Cech’s goal then caused a delay of around five minutes, with flares being thrown onto the pitch before fighting broke out between Croat fans.
And Czech Republic snatched a point in injury time, as Tomas Necid rifled home a penalty after Mark Clattenburg penalised Domagoj Vida for handball in the area.
Croatia dominated the vast majority of the game and will wonder how they failed to win, while their disappointing afternoon will almost certainly get worse with UEFA likely to take disciplinary action for the issues caused by a minority of their followers.