One dead, 10 hurt in Vietnam football clash

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008

HANOI (AFP) — One man died and at least 10 people were wounded in clashes between hundreds of football fans in Vietnam, state media reported Tuesday, in the most serious in a spate of similar incidents.

The violence erupted in the central city of Vinh on Sunday after a 1-1 draw between local V-League team Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) and visitors Haiphong Cement, a team from Vietnam's largest northern port city.

Fighting broke out after Haiphong scored an equaliser three minutes from time, which the 600 visiting Haiphong fans noisily celebrated with firecrackers, reported the state-run Vietnam News daily.

The hooligans then started to hurl bricks and bottles at each other.

"The brawl quickly turned into a huge battle, with most fans involved using bricks,...