Irish Cup: Cliftonville Football Club condemns disorder after final
Cliftonville Football Club has condemned the disorder that broke out following the Irish Cup final in south Belfast on Saturday. Eight police officers were injured after a group of people threw items at officers near the Broadway roundabout. In a statement, Cliftonville said a "small minority of those attending the game" were involved in the disorder.Adding that representative from the club plan to meet with the "relevant authorities" in the coming days.
The statement said that the club "condemns all those responsible for the disorderly behaviour that occurred"."We are conscious that our genuine supporters were inadvertently caught up in the post-match events through no fault of their own and that those involved were a small minority of those attending the game," it continued.A 52-year-old man has been charged with disorderly behaviour and is due in court on 30 May.Two teenagers who were arrested have been released to be reported to a Youth Diversion Officer.
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