Monday, December 11, 2006

Federation Issues Fines to Russian Clubs for Fan Behavior

MOSCOW, Russia -- The Russian Bandy Federation is not pleased with the behavior of some fans, and the clubs they root for will have to pay for it.

The federation's disciplinary committee announced Monday a pair of fines that would be leveled against Vodnik Arkhangelsk and Murman-Bandy Murmansk for two incidents at games in which fans threw glass bottles onto the ice. Both clubs were fined 20,000 rubles, or about US$760.

The first incident occured on November 24th when Vodnik hosted Dynamo Moscow, while the second happend on November 29th in a game between Murman and Volga Ulyanovsk.

The committee also decided to suspend SKA-Sverdlovsk Yekaterinburg player Vyacheslav Markin for five games for a hit in Sunday's match at Mayak Krasnoturinsk. He also recieved a 20,000 ruble fine, but according to league rules, he can avoid the suspension by paying an additional fine of 75,000 rubles.

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