Stadium official hit by flare as Czech Republic v Croatia match ends in chaos
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Updated 17/06/2016 at 19:04 GMT
A dozen flares were thrown on to the pitch and caused the Croatia v Czech Republic match to be halted at Euro 2016.
Official reels away after flare goes of near him
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One of the stadium officials was hit as a flare on the pitch went off as he approached it and English referee Mark Clattenburg was forced to halt proceedings and pull the players into the centre circle.
Croatia players appealed to their fans not to cause any further trouble but fighting broke out in the stands and the stadium announcer had to ask for calm.
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A flare is thrown onto the pitch by fans and is picked up by Croatia's Mario Mandzukic
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The match finished in a draw after an injury time penalty from Tomas Necid earned a point for the Czech Republic.
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Stewards tend to flares that have been thrown onto the pitch by fans as players look on
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It means Croatia top Group D by a point from Spain, who face Turkey on Friday evening, but there is yet to be an announcement from UEFA on whether there will be any punishments handed out over the flare incident.
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