West Bromwich-Wolverhampton ends in chaos. The Fa Cup match offered spectacle and entertainment for the fans, but only until the 78th minute. At that minute, in fact, came the final 2-0 goal by Cunha, which made all the visiting fans present at the stadium cheer. Their joy, however, was not liked by several home team supporters who, as reported by the Mirror, sparked disorder with the opponents present in various sectors. These, in fact, were not only in the section of the stadium dedicated to them.
Violence, blood and fear: what happened
There were moments of fear for those present, who witnessed the launching of smoke bombs from one sector to another. This provoked the fans, with some invading the field forcing the referee to stop the match. The turmoil also caused fear in the West Bromwich players, the home team, who rushed to the sector where the Halfords Lane Stand meets the Birmingham Road End. In that section, in fact, there are the families of the players who ran to the aid of their relatives, with Kyle Bartley jumping into the stand and then taking his wife and children on the field to keep them safe from the hooligans' fury.
From the images circulating on social media, several fans can be seen being arrested by English police, who tried to restore calm. In these images, finally, you can see how one fan needed a stretcher, while another was captured with his face covered in blood due to the throwing of objects. Moments of fear and terror that have been condemned by the Football Association, which described the behaviours as "totally unacceptable".
The match had been temporarily suspended and resumed after 25 minutes, with the players warming up on the field. When the twenty-two on the field started playing again, there were at least 250 police officers in riot gear positioned under the stands.
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