Shelbourne hit with €21,250 fine by UEFA including €10,000 for ‘provocative political’ chanting

UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary body have hit Shelbourne with a combined fine of €21,250 for incidents during their recent Conference League qualifier against St. Joseph’s in Gibraltar.

The club were fined €11,250 for objects being thrown on the pitch by away fans, while the chanting of ‘a provocative political message not fit for a sports event’ has cost them a further €10,000.

The Gibraltar is Spanish chants from the Reds supporters during their second leg 2-1 win didn’t endear them to the Gibraltarians who live in the British Overseas Territory 

The Gibraltar FA submitted evidence to UEFA of what they called “appalling and unacceptable behaviour of Shelbourne FC supporters at Europa Point Stadium and around Gibraltar”.

On the back of this UEFA issued the fine, with Shels set to lose some of the €700,000 they have earned from defeating St. Joseph’s and making it to the Conference League second qualifying round.

It was also confirmed by UEFA that Sean Gannon received a three match ban for ‘unsporting conduct’ and ‘assaulting another player’ following the melee towards the end of the game that saw him sent off. The defender sat out the first game of that suspension in Shels’ second round first leg loss away to FC Zurich last week.

The Reds lost that match 3-0 and so are expected to exit after Thursday’s second leg in Tolka Park. That would mean the defender will miss out on the first game of any European campaign for Damien Duff’s Shelbourne next season.

Gannon, with 54 European games, is second to only Ronan Finn (60) in appearances for a League of Ireland player in Europe.

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