UEFA fines Turkish champions Besiktas for floodlight failure

ByReuters

Published 24/10/2017 at 07:49 GMT

Oct 24 (Reuters) - UEFA has fined Besiktas for the failure of their floodlights in last month's Champions League game against RB Leipzig, European soccer's governing body said on Tuesday.

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The Turkish champions were slapped with the 25,000 euro ($29,382.50)fine for "insufficient organisation" after the floodlight failure halted the game for 10 minutes.

The German side had made a bright start to the second half of the game but their momentum was halted by the delay and Besiktas hung on for a 2-0 win in Group G.

A breach of the safety and security regulations over blocked stairways also contributed to the level of the fine, UEFA said. ($1 = 0.8508 euros) (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru)

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