Chelsea fan admits assaulting Newcastle goalkeeper during goal celebrations | NVT4JW9 | 2024-02-09 11:08:01
A football fan has admitted assaulting Newcastle United goalkeeper Martin Dubravka after he conceded a late objective towards Chelsea.
Jordan Chidley, 25, ran onto the pitch when the Blues scored an injury time equaliser at Stamford Bridge in the course of the League Cup quarter last on December 19 final yr.
He admitted assault by beating and unlawfully going onto a enjoying space at a football match when appearing at Westminster Magistrates' Courtroom as we speak.
The courtroom heard how Chidley invaded the pitch when Mykhailo Mudryk scored a 92nd-minute objective to make it 1-1 and ran over to Dubravka.
'The steward tries to grab him, he then puts his arms out and grabs and touches the goalie who pulls away from him,' stated prosecutor Malachy Pakenham.
Mr Pakenham stated the contact was 'fairly minimal' and the courtroom heard that Dubravka didn't problem any statement and 'appears to not be too alarmed'.
Chidley was later arrested and admitted to police that he was the individual on the pitch.
He stated his behaviour was 'resulting from overexuberant celebrations' and the truth that Chelsea had scored within the ultimate minutes of the match.
In Chidley's defence, the courtroom heard what he did was not 'malicious' but 'it was just euphoria'.
It was stated that Chidley is 'not a football hooligan' and this was a 'one-off incident'.
The decide made reference to the 'extraordinarily constructive' character references given for Chidley.
But she advised him: 'Once I'm sentencing you I'm considering not solely concerning the offence that was committed, but in addition … I need to ship out a message to discourage other individuals from doing something comparable.'
Sporting a black go well with, Chidley nodded within the dock as he listened to the decide.
Chidley was banned from attending soccer matches for 3 years and handed an £807 wonderful by district decide Neeta Minhas.
He was also ordered to pay a sufferer surcharge of £323 and costs of £85, bringing his complete prices owed to £1,215.
Chelsea went on to win the game Four-2 on penalties and beat Middlesbrough 6-2 on combination within the semi-final.
They may face Liverpool in the ultimate at Wembley on February 25.
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