Ferencvaros TC - Millwall FC - 29/09/2004Source: BBC + forumsMan hurt in Hungary football riot
Up to 3,000 Millwall fans have travelled to Hungary for the match
A man has been stabbed and seriously wounded in clashes between Ferencvaros and Millwall football fans in the Hungarian capital Budapest.
The scuffles took place before a UEFA cup tie match between the two sides kicked off at 1900 GMT (2000 BST).
"Eight people were taken to hospital... there is one man who speaks English who was stabbed in the back," spokesman for the ambulance service Pal Gyofi said.
Police said up to 3,000 Millwall fans had travelled to Hungary for the game.
A witness said the police had to use teargas and mounted officers to end the clashes.
Police spokesman Endre Kormos told AP news agency that two Millwall fans remained in police custody after being detained on Wednesday for disorderly conduct.
There were also reports of trouble inside the ground in the build up to Middlesbrough's away game at Banik Ostrava in the Czech Republic.
Seats were ripped up and thrown by rival fans after Middlesbrough fans were able to buy black market tickets for the home end.
But the fighting was quelled by local police using batons and the game began on time.
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Millwall view:............in the business centre in our hotel, been up all night, many stories to tell, 7am Budapest time.
About 1.30pm thursday 100-150 Ferncvaros (Fradi) came in city centre, picking little groups off, then bumped into 30 wall.
Fradi tooled up to the eyeballs, crow bars, poles, a sword, some metal wire around an arm with a freddie kruguer claw attached steamed at wall, mostly young 'uns backed off, then older wall regrouped chased them back.
The above is a second hand account so wait for the pictures and other posts for a more accurate story.
Below is a first hand account of our evening.
Meet was at 7pm on river, by 730pm about 600+ wall all mobbed up, good firm, started to make way to metro station. Went through square then up road past casinos etc. the shout went up, Fradi came from behind and from a side street about 150 again. All the old faces charged, chairs, paper stands, road signs, the kitchen sink thrown at them, at least 6 hungarians sparked put on floor, they run everywhere, got a good shoeing.
ob let off some gas so made our way to station. numbers down to about 400+ as people had got split up chasing fradi from the earlier off.
Got on metro piled in, packed in like sardines. First stop we see 3 meatheads who saw us then run down platform to let their lot know. in total about 25-30 of them. doors werent opening so they started giving it, kicking windows etc.
wall shouting 'you wait for these doors to open' bang doors open, lads pile out, straight away they were on their toes. a few got whacked chased them up stairs more up there backed off. so back on tube doors shut. they came dowm gave it again. doors open...........same thing.
(after first attack some hungarian woman collapsed on train, unconcious for over 10 minutes, her friends slapping her face, her body stiff, got off next station still unconcious. I think she had a heart attack, they checked pulse didnt seem like she had one, terrible to see an innocent lady die next to you but nothing confirmed yet so hope to god that she is ok)
Get to ground some scuffles in station, ob not a clue. came out surrounded by their lads, all kept together crossed road rammed against railings, nowhere to go, ob all around us, a few bottles etc flew at us, gas fired at them, nothing serious by ground.
Queue up, about 700 queuing, loads already inside. 15 of us including me were not allowed in so penned in outside away end. another 10 millwall in same boat joined us so 25 max of us on our own outside ground.
By this time all of us were thinking this is well on top, ob told us to fuck off, so we gingerly walked onto main road.
Everyone tensed up ready for some attack, quite a lot of little groups around, but fortunately nothing happened, got down on metro numbers upto 40 now, still very very wary after 2 good results already but all got back to town safe&sound.
met a few lads back at hotel, they got their own story about after game walking back on their own to the city!!
We got a very good result, some fellas here who aint wall but been with england said this topped anything they have seen. Ferencvaros are one of the top mobs in europe, but today they faced the best. They were shown what millwall is by some old game mad lads.
Very sad about the stabbings, word is 12 have been stabbed now. Our wishes go out to them, all the best, hope they are all well.
Regards...
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Ferencvaros view:First fight happened near Fradi stadium between 10-15 Walls and 30 Fradi hools,total victory for us because of numbers.
Second fight happened at Vorosmarty square between 200 Fradi hools and maybe 40-50 Walls,another easy victory.Millwall regroupped after 10 minutes they've looked good,but before anything start it OB arrived.
Third fight same place later on.Large group of Wallers 300 many good lads,Fradi hools 200 attacking them from side streets,they've been tough but maybe a draw.Bottles bats chairs was used,two Wallers got stabbed(Fuckin idiot,now everybody can say that we're like gypsies,but Wallers had knifes also,ill hope those guys getting better)
Fourth fight at Ferenciek tere metro station English stopped the train Fradi hools 100-120 came down from the top,the riot begin Millwallers(2-300 hard to tell) pushed our lads back to the top,but we came back than they controlled the situation and they won.Couple of our lads've got beaten badly.
Fifth fight at Nepliget metro station Millwallers smashed everything several normal lads've got beaten unfortunately,nice fight with the police,they used gas against them.
After all Fradi lads tried to attack Walls section outside of the stadium,OB won...
The game was easy we are thru!Good supporting from both sides.
Maybe more news for after the game.
Conclusion:
Millwall did good,respect to them.
Fradi hools tried their best,but many good lads didn't come for the reason as i mentioned on this site before,many of them working for security guard now, and we're falling apart.Today almost only younger faces showed up(Uj generacio) included with 30-40 older lads.It wasn't enough.They tought it will be a good party,yeah it was
Millwall showed up they'were better,because they were together all the time after the first two attacks.
First lost after many years.
