have opened disciplinary proceedings towards Hammarby IF after Manchester Metropolis ahead Khadija Shaw was struck by an object thrown from the stands throughout their Champions League recreation on Thursday night time.
The incident happened through the first half in Stockholm proper after Shaw opened the scoring within the thirty first minute with a deflected shot. The 27-year-old proceeded to have a good time in entrance of residence supporters on the Tele2 Area, the place a document Swedish crowd for a ladies’s recreation was in attendance.
Replays confirmed Shaw flinch at what seemed to be an object. She was led away by her Metropolis team-mates earlier than receiving a yellow card from referee Silvia Gasperotti.
A social media put up from Girls’s Champions League broadcaster DAZN urged Shaw had “antagonized” the house followers for the celebration.
Captain Alex Greenwood replied: “CORRECTION. Journey to Stockholm rating an enormous objective. CELEBRATES her objective. GETS OBJECTS THROWN AT HER. Will get stick from the house followers. Will get a yellow card. Rejoice together with your staff mates. Certified for quarter remaining. What else are you gonna do on a Thursday?”
CORRECTION. Journey to Stockholm rating an enormous objective. CELEBRATES her objective. GETS OBJECTS THROWN AT HER. Will get stick from the house followers. Will get a yellow card 🙃. Rejoice together with your staff mates. Certified for quarter remaining. What else are you gonna do on a Thursday?
UEFA have now confirmed they’ve opened proceedings towards the Swedish facet over a possible breach of the governing physique’s disciplinary laws.
The “throwing of objects probably endangering the bodily integrity of others” might see Hammarby fined if discovered responsible.
Ellen Wangerheim equalised for the hosts three minutes into the second half earlier than Shaw scored her second to clinch Metropolis’s place within the final eight.
“It’s feeling,” Shaw advised Metropolis’s web site. “It was a troublesome recreation tonight, however we managed to get the job carried out.
“It was a really troublesome recreation tonight. The environment and the pitch — it was our first time taking part in on astro-turf so it took us some time to get going.
“As soon as we did, we tried to execute what we all know we’re good at. Some elements we might’ve tidied up on however on the finish of the day a very powerful factor is qualifying and that’s what we’ve carried out.
“We’ve the expertise and high quality within the staff and we’re used to those atmospheres.”
Metropolis certified for the knockout levels of the competitors with two video games to spare having crushed reigning champions Barcelona earlier within the group stage.
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