Tel Aviv derby abandoned after fan attacks player
 

Hapoel manager Eyal Berkovic "This was not a game of football, it was war. I'm stunned and ashamed to be involved in football on a day like today."

back story?

The Tel Aviv derby in Israel between Hapoel and Maccabi is abandoned at half-time after a fan attacked a player who was then sent off for retaliating.

With the score at 1-1, a Hapoel fan attacked Maccabi striker Eran Zahavi in the 33rd minute. The player was sent off for retaliating, sparking a melee which forced the officials to abandon the game.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29898203

YouTubers have their own theories :upsidedow

that's a recap of what happened and what can be seen on video, not why it happened :)

Moshe Ohayon had given Hapoel the lead against the run of play in the 16th minute, with Zahavi equalizing for Maccabi from the penalty spot six minutes later. Zahavi celebrated in front of the red fans and provoked them with his trademark gun-slinging celebration. However, there is no excuse for the violent way in which the Hapoel supporter reacted and set in motion a sequence of events that will haunt local soccer for many years to come.

Fucking Idiot !:disgust

The article should be called: "Player defends himself after unprovoked attack from a belligerent drunk"

Zahavi celebrated in front of the red fans and provoked them with his trademark gun-slinging celebration.