Dutch club Eindhoven announced, on Monday, that it had decided to ban a fan who attacked Sevilla goalkeeper Marko Dimitrovic during a European Football League match last month from entering his stadium for 40 years.
The match, which was held at the Eindhoven stadium, was stopped during the last minutes after a fan ran to the field and assaulted Dimitrovic and punched him in the face before the Serbian goalkeeper intervened and knocked him to the ground.
A court sentenced the 20-year-old to three months in prison, suspended for a month.
The club, competing in the Dutch first division, said in a statement: In addition to the 40-year ban from entering the stadium, Eindhoven will start procedures to obtain compensation from it for any damage to the club.
And he continued: He also received a two-year ban from being in the vicinity of the club’s stadium from the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The fan was serving a general ban from entering the stadium until 2026 imposed by the Dutch Federation, but PSV said he entered the stands with a friend’s ticket.
Sevilla lost the match 2-0, but qualified for the next round, 3-2 on aggregate.
The team plays the record holder in winning the European League with six titles against Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the tournament next month.
