"A Belgian referee abandoned a Pro League match in the 87th minute after being struck by a plastic cup thrown from the stands. Standard Liege were leading Royal Antwerp 1-0 when the object hit Lothar D'Hondt at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne on Friday. The match official then surprised the players and dugout staff by blowing his whistle to end the game with three minutes left to play."
"Standard Liege's sporting director, Marc Wilmots, a former manager of the Belgium national team, was incensed by D'Hondt's decision to abandon the match, telling the broadcaster Dazn: The players fight all match, and because someone throws something, you blow the whistle? I'm disappointed, especially for Belgian football. Now the referees are the stars. It's starting to get on my nerves."
A Belgian Pro League match between Standard Liege and Royal Antwerp was abandoned in the 87th minute after referee Lothar D'Hondt was struck by a plastic cup thrown from the stands. Standard led 1-0 when the object hit D'Hondt at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne. The match had earlier been halted for 10 minutes with the stadium announcer urged to stop fans throwing cups. The remaining three minutes must be played behind closed doors under a 2022 league rule. Standard identified the supporter and will pursue a civil stadium ban and compensation. The league defended the rule as protecting the sporting principle.
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