Brondby promise to crack down after VIP invasion

BRONDBY have vowed to take action against a section of their support after Rangers fans were attacked in the stadium’s VIP area.

The Europa League stalemate was surrounded with crowd trouble before, during and after the match.

Rangers hero Derek Johnstone earlier today revealed how “local hooligans” targeted corporate seats.

He says the night was “spoiled” after violence broke out in the stands.

Now, the Danish side have promised to take swift action against anyone identified as one of the troublemakers, with lengthy bans one of the punishments on the table.

However, they did take a swipe at travelling fans from Scotland attempting to gain entry to the ground without tickets.

A statement said: “Rangers FC were awarded the obligatory five percent of the stadium capacity, and the away section was immediately sold out.

“In addition to the 1,400 tickets, Rangers fans were not allowed to get tickets to other sections of Brondby Stadion but, despite constant communication from our side, we have had to go in and cancel several hundred tickets over the last week. We have, on several occasions, reached out to Rangers FC about this security risk.

“Before the start of yesterday’s match, more than 500 Rangers fans were turned away at the entrances to Brondby Stadion with invalid and fake tickets, just as the ticket barriers and the gates to the away section were tried several times up to the opening of the stadium by Rangers fans.

“We would also like to thank our many hundreds of stewards at the stadium for making very thorough checks of fans, which helped to ensure that only those with tickets came in, despite the fact that several Scottish fans had worn Brondby IF jerseys and scarves. However, it is by no means acceptable for a group of Brondby fans to get into fights in the stands.

“We strongly dissociate ourselves from such behaviour, and we are now embarking on reviewing all video footage from the match in co-operation with the police so that we can identify the people involved and secure sanctions.”