This Day in History: 2022-11-02

Nr. 335

HELMET HELL

Rocks and bottles were flying on to the field from the restive terraces, but the referee drew the line when he saw a linesman felled by a motorcycle heimet. The 1996 Argentinian league match between Penarol and Danubio turned ugly when Penarol fans got upset at the fact that their team was down 1-0 and with only a few minutes remaini1ng. They bombarded the pitch with all sorts of objects, but the match was suspended at the sight of the linesman unconscious on the grass with the motorcycle helmet that had just hit him lying nearby.