JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African club Orlando Pirates have received a suspended fine after one of their fans threw porridge at a referee, the country's Premier Soccer League said on Friday.
The Soweto club, among the front runners for the league title this season, were hit with a suspended 50,000 rand fine after pleading guilty to a charge of spectator misbehaviour and bringing the game into disrepute.
A supporter hurled a handful of stodgy porridge, which South Africans commonly eat with most meals, at the referee at the end of a comfortable away win for the Pirates in Durban in January.
In October last year, arch rivals Kaizer Chiefs were handed a suspended 500,000 rand fine after angry fans threw two plastic vuvuzelas and a cabbage on to the pitch during a cup tie to protest about refereeing decisions.
The throwing of missiles by frustrated fans was a major problem in South African soccer for some time but has almost disappeared in recent years.
The Soweto club, among the front runners for the league title this season, were hit with a suspended 50,000 rand fine after pleading guilty to a charge of spectator misbehaviour and bringing the game into disrepute.
A supporter hurled a handful of stodgy porridge, which South Africans commonly eat with most meals, at the referee at the end of a comfortable away win for the Pirates in Durban in January.
In October last year, arch rivals Kaizer Chiefs were handed a suspended 500,000 rand fine after angry fans threw two plastic vuvuzelas and a cabbage on to the pitch during a cup tie to protest about refereeing decisions.
The throwing of missiles by frustrated fans was a major problem in South African soccer for some time but has almost disappeared in recent years.
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