Zvolen Ultras riot at ice hockey game in Hungary

Masked hooligans from Zvolen disrupted the ice hockey game between DVTK Jegesmedvék Miskolc and HKM Zvolen (0-5) in Slovakia's ice-hockey top league Tipsport Liga on Friday. The match took place in Miskolc, Hungary, one of the two Hungarian clubs which started taking part in the Slovak hockey league this season. Members of the Ultras Zvolen group, who had masked their faces with scarves, tore down a barrier separating them from the home fans and began beating them, before the police intervened. HKM Zvolen leadership held an extraordinary meeting on Saturday. In an official release, it condemned the riots, pointing out that they were perpetrated by a group that is not the team's official fan club. The club added that the ultras group would be banned from Zvolen matches with immediate effect and that they would cooperate with the Hungarian police in identifying and punishing the rioters.