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Police forced to intervene after fans clash with objects thrown during Hull v Millwall playoff tie

Police were forced to intervene after fans in both the home away end clash, with objects thrown during the Hull v Millwall playoff tie.

The game was marred by trouble in the stands, fans were held back by security and police officers as tempers threatened to boil over.

Millwall fans and Hull fans goading each other, thankfully no one seemingly broke through, the line of police doing their job.

The Championship play-off semi-final first leg did come with some controversy, with Millwall boss Alex Neil unhappy with the decision to disallow Ryan Leonard’s goal in the 85th minute.

Millwall’s Alex Neil told Sky Sports, as per BBC Sport’s live blog:

“I thought we were the better side so I’m probably not satisfied if I’m being honest just because we were better in the game – they didn’t really risk the ball.

“We could have moved the ball better and Barry Bannan coming on gave us more of a stranglehold in the game.

“If you’d said at the start of the season we’d have one game at home to get us to a play-off final and it’s all square I’d have taken it.”

On the disallowed goal for shirt-pulling by Tristan Crama:

“I thought it was really soft, both lads were at it so it’ll be interesting to see Gavin’s (referee Gavin Ward) thoughts on it when he watches it back.

“Throughout the game he let a lot of things go but it’ll be interesting to get his thoughts on it, I’m sure he’ll say he thought it was a foul.”

Ryan Leonard spoke the goal disallowed to Sky Sports:

“At the time I thought it was a goal – I haven’t seen it yet.

“We’ll take the draw and go to The Den and the fans will be at it on Monday and we’ll be ready to go.

“It’s play-off football but before the game we’d have probably taken that and it’s going to be a great occasion on Monday.”

Hull City manager Sergej Jakirovic talking to Sky Sports after his side’s goalless draw with Millwall:

“It was what we expected, a big battle all over the pitch, for every duel and every challenge.

“We had the best chance at the start of the game, I was thinking it’s a goal.

“We tried to play long balls and maybe we can create something, but they handled it well.”

Second half we tried to push more, 70 minutes we did that and had some chances.

“After the substitutions they had better control and possession, especially with Bannan.

I think it was a fair result.”

On the disallowed goal:

“It was a foul in the attack, a lot of pulling and pushing, by the rules it’s a foul. If you are pulling or pushing it’s a foul.

On the tight schedule:

“It’s a new game and a new challenge, we will prepare and maybe show some clips on areas we can improve in.

“I don’t know why the schedule so tight, becasue we have plenty of time, maybe we could play Wednesday or Thursday.”

Here’s how fans reacted to footage of police forced to intervene after fans clash with objects thrown during the Hull v Millwall playoff tie…

@upthemtigers: genuinely just embarrassing fellas, and that goes for both sets of “fans” #hcafc

@willy_edwards: fukin state of them big hard men 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@willsyms7: That old boy there is off his absolute rocker

@TOTcoaching: Grown men ffs! What a country! Wet wipes the lot of them 😳🤪

@emxlbx : My mum is stuck in the middle of them as well 😂 my brother got her the ticket and didn’t realise where he’d put her hahaha

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