A fan of PSV Eindhoven will have to stay away from the stadium for 40 years and he will only have to watch his darling club on TV.

Fan who assaulted Marko Dmitrovic gets 40-year ban
Marko Dmitrovic Battles The Fan

He got the 40-year stadium ban after he attacked Sevilla goalkeeper, Marko Dmitrovic, during a Europa League match in February.

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The 20-year-old entered the pitch toward the end of the play-off game and punched Dmitrovic in the face before the Serbian wrestled him to the ground.

Dmitrovic was able to continue as Sevilla lost 2-0 on the night but won the tie on aggregate 3-2.

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The man has been given a three-month prison sentence and will also be banned from the area around PSV’s stadium for two years.

He was already serving a nationwide stadium ban and should not have been inside the ground, but was able to get in after a friend purchased a ticket for him.

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Now he landed in much bigger trouble that will keep him off the stadium until he is 60 years.

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After the match Marko Dmitrovic said: “I never saw anything like it. I’m not going to say what I really wanted to do [to the pitch invader].

“I’m glad I was aware of where he was coming from and was able to stop him, otherwise other things could have happened.”

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“He wanted to hurt me.

“It’s a shame that something like this happens in football field.

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UEFA should do something. This has to stop”.

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