As Hibernians FC supporters yelled angrily at referee officials during a game against Riga FC, Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi was recorded name dropping Yorgen Fenech as he joined in on the fan’s raging. The footage was shared by Lovin Malta after being uploaded on Simon Mercieca’s blog. Hibs lost 4-1 in a home match against Riga FC in a heated game as the foreign team scored in the last few seconds of injury time.
Following Irish referee Rob Hennessy’s controversial pitch decisions, fans directed a whole host of verbal abuse at the referee, using many obscene Maltese offences. Azzopardi was clearly heard yelling ‘You messed it up, linesman’ and then; ‘Ja kiesah, jisfida n-nies… Yorgen Fenech gej jisfida ghal glied.’ The MP joined the barrage of insults directed at Hennessy as things escalated on the pitch itself, requiring police to intervene a possible altercation.
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Photo Source: Lovin Malta, Jason Azzopardi FB