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The FFA has condemned the boorishness of Australian fans who peppered Royal Bakofeng Stadium with beer bottles during the Socceroos' controversial 1-1 draw with Ghana.

In a major embarrasment that some supporters fear will jeopardise our $45 million 2022 World Cup bid, two spearate volleys of about a dozen bottles were hurled on the pitch in protest at referee Roberto Rosetti's dubious calls.

There was also a physical altercation between two Australian males immediately after full-time, as well as reports of racial taunting toward Ghanian supporters.

The majority of projectiles were launched by a section of green and gold-clad fans in the upper western tier, with some hitting spectators below and another narrowly missing a ballboy.

The incident was the first of its kind at this tournament, leaving the majority of Australians appalled at the impression it might leave upon the rest of the world.

"We don't condone that sort of behaviour at any stage - no matter how frustrating the game may be," FFA spokesman Rod Allen said.

"We would urge all fans to be on their best behaviour. The FFA has worked very hard to stamp out anti-social behaviour and we'd expect our fans to do the right thing when travelling overseas.

"It's very unusual behaviour for Australian fans and we hope it would be a one-off."

David Gilbert, a doctor from Melbourne, described the scenes as "disgraceful".

"It was terrible, absolutely disgraceful behaviour and it made me ashamed to be honest," Mr Gilbert said. "I was embarrassed that people would throw full beers that could injure others."

Female fan Penny McElhinney from Sydney was also left red-faced.

"There was a mother who had to shield her child right in front of me," Ms McElhinney said.

"It was disgraceful because we're on show to the rest of the world and we're trying to have this tournament hosted in Australia."

But another supporter, Matt Hooper, sympathised with the extreme frustration that led to the bottles being thrown.

"We were seated in the same area as the bottles were being thrown, and there was plenty of angry people," the Brisbane 23-year-old said.

"I can sort of understand why it happened, although it's not a great look.

"I'm here with eight mates and most of them are rugby league fans that we convinced to come to Africa and support the Socceroos. That referee let the Australian public down.

"It's no wonder people acted like that, because how's the Australian public meant to get behind football when we keep copping decisions like that."

News Ltd reporters also witnessed a disagreement between two Australian men just after the final whistle, which threatened to turn nasty until calmer heads prevailed.

Another supporter, who did not wish to be named, alleged that Ghanian fans were called "black c...." by a group of Australians while celebrating the Socceroos' first goal of the tournament.

Loppermann wrote:aside from that, the support was impressive
the whole stadium looked like it was wearing yellow, and you could even hear them occasionally over the vuvuzelas

Red-4-Life wrote:

The FFA has condemned the boorishness of Australian fans who peppered Royal Bakofeng Stadium with beer bottles during the Socceroos' controversial 1-1 draw with Ghana.

In a major embarrasment that some supporters fear will jeopardise our $45 million 2022 World Cup bid, two spearate volleys of about a dozen bottles were hurled on the pitch in protest at referee Roberto Rosetti's dubious calls.

There was also a physical altercation between two Australian males immediately after full-time, as well as reports of racial taunting toward Ghanian supporters.

The majority of projectiles were launched by a section of green and gold-clad fans in the upper western tier, with some hitting spectators below and another narrowly missing a ballboy.

The incident was the first of its kind at this tournament, leaving the majority of Australians appalled at the impression it might leave upon the rest of the world.

"We don't condone that sort of behaviour at any stage - no matter how frustrating the game may be," FFA spokesman Rod Allen said.

"We would urge all fans to be on their best behaviour. The FFA has worked very hard to stamp out anti-social behaviour and we'd expect our fans to do the right thing when travelling overseas.

"It's very unusual behaviour for Australian fans and we hope it would be a one-off."

David Gilbert, a doctor from Melbourne, described the scenes as "disgraceful".

"It was terrible, absolutely disgraceful behaviour and it made me ashamed to be honest," Mr Gilbert said. "I was embarrassed that people would throw full beers that could injure others."

Female fan Penny McElhinney from Sydney was also left red-faced.

"There was a mother who had to shield her child right in front of me," Ms McElhinney said.

"It was disgraceful because we're on show to the rest of the world and we're trying to have this tournament hosted in Australia."

But another supporter, Matt Hooper, sympathised with the extreme frustration that led to the bottles being thrown.

"We were seated in the same area as the bottles were being thrown, and there was plenty of angry people," the Brisbane 23-year-old said.

"I can sort of understand why it happened, although it's not a great look.

"I'm here with eight mates and most of them are rugby league fans that we convinced to come to Africa and support the Socceroos. That referee let the Australian public down.

"It's no wonder people acted like that, because how's the Australian public meant to get behind football when we keep copping decisions like that."

News Ltd reporters also witnessed a disagreement between two Australian men just after the final whistle, which threatened to turn nasty until calmer heads prevailed.

Another supporter, who did not wish to be named, alleged that Ghanian fans were called "black c...." by a group of Australians while celebrating the Socceroos' first goal of the tournament.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/wor ... 5882038199

Idiots...

RED-HEAD wrote:idiots yes.....same england fans doing wrong too....

Hawkesy wrote:

RED-HEAD wrote:idiots yes.....same england fans doing wrong too....

OI! don't bring us into it, not heard any stories of our fans fighting, throwing bottles and racially abusing people yet. Get your own house in order before you blame others.

RED-HEAD wrote:

Hawkesy wrote:

RED-HEAD wrote:idiots yes.....same england fans doing wrong too....

OI! don't bring us into it, not heard any stories of our fans fighting, throwing bottles and racially abusing people yet. Get your own house in order before you blame others.

fkkkkkkkknnnnnnnnnn........
i was saying your fans went off at the players, didnt say they threw stuff..

arrrhh re hawskey, wineding me up again ey!

but your irish not pom someone told me...so thats not ENGLIESI....

RED-HEAD wrote:drrrrrrrrrrrr
he went into club rooms an is now up for 1 yr jail, one of your fans......thats baddddddddddd............

BADA BING wrote:MORONS

Chivas wrote:

BADA BING wrote:MORONS

who, TGJ and Hawkesy or the GG army??

I'm here with eight mates and most of them are rugby league fans

Red-4-Life wrote:http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/wor ... 5882038199

Idiots...

seanason wrote:

Red-4-Life wrote:http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/wor ... 5882038199

Idiots...

You should be the last person accusing individual groups of troublemaking. Especially when you dont knwo for sure that it was the GGA guys. When you consider the amount of Aussie fans there and cross reference that number with the number of bottles thrown (2 dozen) its highly unlikely it was them. Especially when the majority of those guys are there as actual supporters not bandwagoners.

seanason wrote:

Red-4-Life wrote:http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/wor ... 5882038199

Idiots...

You should be the last person accusing individual groups of troublemaking. Especially when you dont knwo for sure that it was the GGA guys. When you consider the amount of Aussie fans there and cross reference that number with the number of bottles thrown (2 dozen) its highly unlikely it was them. Especially when the majority of those guys are there as actual supporters not bandwagoners.

Red-4-Life wrote:

seanason wrote:

Red-4-Life wrote:http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/wor ... 5882038199

Idiots...

You should be the last person accusing individual groups of troublemaking. Especially when you dont knwo for sure that it was the GGA guys. When you consider the amount of Aussie fans there and cross reference that number with the number of bottles thrown (2 dozen) its highly unlikely it was them. Especially when the majority of those guys are there as actual supporters not bandwagoners.

Idiots being those who caused the trouble and would have been sitting amongst the GGArmy

Red-4-Life wrote:Idiots being those who caused the trouble and would have been sitting amongst the GGArmy

seanason wrote:

Red-4-Life wrote:Idiots being those who caused the trouble and would have been sitting amongst the GGArmy

The fanatics also have a very strong presence in South Africa. As do a number of independent tour groups.

Excatly what Jimmy said - not all aussie fans are "GGArmy", just the same as not all Adelaide United fans are "Red Army".

Red-4-Life wrote:

seanason wrote:

Red-4-Life wrote:Idiots being those who caused the trouble and would have been sitting amongst the GGArmy

The fanatics also have a very strong presence in South Africa. As do a number of independent tour groups.

Excatly what Jimmy said - not all aussie fans are "GGArmy", just the same as not all Adelaide United fans are "Red Army".

yeah, as is the case with many club/national team fans on such big occasions. But they still go and sit amongst them thinking its okay to cause trouble

topgun-jimmy-aufcs wrote:

Loppermann wrote:aside from that, the support was impressive
the whole stadium looked like it was wearing yellow, and you could even hear them occasionally over the vuvuzelas

thats cause the other team is yellow, just cause they didnt play in yellow, don't worry, i thought the same,

an there was a lot of netrual fans in yellow too....

forgiven

Loppermann wrote:

topgun-jimmy-aufcs wrote:

Loppermann wrote:aside from that, the support was impressive
the whole stadium looked like it was wearing yellow, and you could even hear them occasionally over the vuvuzelas

thats cause the other team is yellow, just cause they didnt play in yellow, don't worry, i thought the same,

an there was a lot of netrual fans in yellow too....

forgiven

Ghana home strip: White
Ghana away strip: Red

where's the yellow?

topgun-jimmy-aufcs wrote:ok sth african supporters then..........there everywhere...we coouldnt have had 5000 ggarmy supporters or socceroos fans there, big trip, only 30 buses went over there from game before..

forgive me please...

Loppermann wrote:

topgun-jimmy-aufcs wrote:ok sth african supporters then..........there everywhere...we coouldnt have had 5000 ggarmy supporters or socceroos fans there, big trip, only 30 buses went over there from game before..

forgive me please...

if it was the South African supporters wearing yellow, why isn't every crowd yellow?

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/world-cup-2010/ffa-denounces-world-cup-yobs/story-fn56wltg-1225882038199 wrote:News Ltd reporters also witnessed a disagreement between two Australian men just after the final whistle, which threatened to turn nasty until calmer heads prevailed.

Red-4-Life wrote:

Female fan Penny McElhinney from Sydney was also left red-faced.

"There was a mother who had to shield her child right in front of me," Ms McElhinney said.

News Ltd reporters also witnessed a disagreement between two Australian men just after the final whistle, which threatened to turn nasty until calmer heads prevailed.

redmum wrote:

Red-4-Life wrote:

Female fan Penny McElhinney from Sydney was also left red-faced.

"There was a mother who had to shield her child right in front of me," Ms McElhinney said.

News Ltd reporters also witnessed a disagreement between two Australian men just after the final whistle, which threatened to turn nasty until calmer heads prevailed.

Scary stuff

Sounds like The Advertiser sent one of it's reporters over there..........