Watch the dramatic moment Hajduk Split captain had to calm down pitch invader waving an iron bar
THE captain of Hajduk Split was forced to confront a pitch invader who was armed with an iron bar.
In a clash against Rijeka held in Croatia’s city of Split, the game was interrupted in the dying embers when a masked man made his way onto the field.
Pitch invader storms onto the pitch armed with an iron bar
The thug was allowed to walk towards the group of players and looked to be turning his attentions towards the referee.
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As the iron bar-wielding hooligan aimed a few choice words at the referee, the official was taking no risks and quickly kept his distance from the fan.
But it didn't deter skipper Zoran Nizic from talking to the pitch invader and calming him down before he tried to provoke a reaction from the crowd.
After a number of minutes, police eventually made their way towards the invader and led him out of the stadium.
He made his way towards the referee but the official was quick to make a getawayA few calming words from the Hadjuk Split captain seemed to turn the pitch invader's attentions
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He was eventually caught by police men who escorted him out of the ground
But he was pelted with missiles from the furious crowd and was forced to protect his head from flying objects.
It was the second time the match had to be stopped after a fan in the home stand set a firework off.
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