Sevilla goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic was attacked by a fan after his team’s 2-0 defeat at PSV in the Europa League on Thursday.
The spectator ran onto the field and charged at the shot-stopper, but Dmitrovic was able to overpower his assailant and hold him to the ground until security got involved.
“He came and pushed me from behind,” the goalkeeper told reporters.
“He was probably angry about the result and a bit crazy already.”
“He tried to hit me, but I managed to grab him and wait for security to arrive.
“It’s never nice to see this in football; it shouldn’t happen, and from now on I hope these things are well punished.”
Although Sevilla lost the game 2-0, the Spanish side will progress to the next round of the competition as they won the tie 3-2 on aggregate.
The goalkeeper appeared to emerge unharmed from the incident and will be excited to find out who his team is paired with in the next round of the Europa League when the draw is made on Friday.
