Partizan and Red Star punished for derby trouble
BELGRADE, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Belgrade rivals Partizan and Red Star were punished on Tuesday for trouble involving fans and players during their derby last month.
'The organisation of the derby was sloppy to say the least,' deputy first division commissioner Dragce Dimitrijevic said.
Partizan were ordered to play one match behind closed doors after their fans shouted racist abuse at Red Star's Senegalese defender Ibrahim Gueye and two dozen of them invaded the pitch after the final whistle.
Red Star's Portuguese midfielder Lukas and striker Nenad Jestrovic were given two-match bans while Serbia winger Ognjen Koroman will miss one game for violent conduct.
Both clubs were fined after their fans lit flares and threw them on to the pitch during the match, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
Serbian first division leaders Partizan were thrown out of the UEFA Cup earlier this season after their fans started a riot in a first qualifying-round match at Bosnian rivals Zrinjski Mostar.
