Shock moment Celtic and Ajax fans clash at Como Cup as trouble flares during friendly tournament in Italy
The Hoops and the Amsterdam based giants were meeting in tonight's Como Cup semi-final, which ended in a resounding 5-1 win for John Heitinga's men.
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The match was played out after major thunderstorms caused torrential rain in the hours before kick off.
And trouble flared behind one of the goals during the second period, despite the genteel surroundings in one of the most picturesque spots in European football.
Our footage shows fans of the two teams throwing missiles such as bottles over a fence in place to segregate the two sets of fans.
It's unclear what sparked the violence, although at least one Hoops follower in the video has a Palestinian flag while Ajax make great play of their connection with the Jewish community in Holland.
Cops and security staff were kept busy attempting to keep them apart.
On the pitch, a double from Steven Berghuis added to goals from Davy Klaessen, Aaron Bouwman and Rayane Bounida as the Dutch side
Yang Hyun-Jun got the goal for Brendan Rodgers' men, sweeping in a fine finish after a sweeping move.
The Hoops will now face Al-Ahli in the third/fourth place match on Saturday evening.
More to follow.
Nicolas Kuhn poses for selfies with Celtic fans as he greets team-mates and Brendan Rodgers at Como Cup
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