A fan holding a child in one arm was seen aiming punches in the direction of the Lyon goalkeeper during the fight.
Everton may face UEFA disciplinary action after their Europa League match with Lyon descended into a melee, with a few of the home crowd involved in an ugly brawl sparked by the captain Ashley Williams.
The captain’s shove on the Lyon goalkeeper, Anthony Lopes, sparked confrontations between players.
The melee even involved Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who ran from one end of the pitch to the other to get involved, but despite the unsavoury scenes only Williams and Lyon match-winner Bertrand Traore were shown yellow cards.
As a brawl took place near the advertising hoardings, an Everton supporter holding a child in one arm was seen aiming punches in the direction of the Lyon keeper.
Here is how it happened:
Ronald Koeman’s side went down 2-1 in the Group E game – a result which left them bottom of the table. When the violence occured in the second half Lyon were leading 1-0 thanks to a penalty by Nabil Fekir. Ironically, Ashley Williams equlised for the hosts minutes after the melee, only for Bertrand Traore to restore the lead with Lyon's second very soon.
Koeman later suggested the Dutch referee, Bas Nijhuis, was partly to blame for the Goodison fireworks. “I couldn’t see exactly what happened behind the goal, a lot of players were involved, but I can fully understand my players being frustrated,” he said. “I told the officials what I thought at the end of the game. I know the referee was Dutch, but he failed to do anything about Nabil Fekir diving about 10 times.
Bruno Génésio, the Lyon coach, said he enjoyed a “typically English night” and atmosphere, and praised the Everton fans for the support they gave their side throughout. He even agreed that the melee, or “incident” as he called it, did the home team a favour. “Right up to the incident we were in control, then things changed,” he said. “To me it seemed it woke Everton up and drove them forward.”
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