"Dinamo Tbilisi" dissociates itself from football hooligans

FC "Dinamo Tbilisi"  made a statement in connection with the incident on  2 July  after the match Europa League draw between "Dynamo" and Azerbaijani club "Gabala".

"First and foremost we want to fix the club completely disassociates itself and condemns yesterday's incident where there was a physical violence, and then insulting the symbols of friendly countries. According to our information, the members of the fan club" Gladiator "have no relation to the incident.

Events took place  outside the territory of "Dinamo Arena",  and, accordingly, "Dinamo Tbilisi", as the organizer, cannot take responsibility for this fact.

With regard to one of the banners hung on the second tier,  security service of the stadium  took immediate  measures, and the banner was removed.

We hope that such incidents will not prevent the two countries' relations and their sporting past, present and future," said in a statement the club.

After the match, "Dynamo" - "Gabala" in Tbilisi, Georgian fans attacked supporters of the Azerbaijani team, beating several people. They took from the fans of the guests  the flag and trampled it.

As for the  banner posted on the stadium ,  part of the territory of Azerbaijan  on it was shown as the territory of Georgia.

The Azerbaijani Federation of Football Associations (AFFA) appealed to the Georgian Football Federation with the  demand  to assess the actions of fans Tbilisi "Dinamo", who insulted the Azerbaijani state symbol, and take appropriate measures. -02D-