' Welsh Fan Banned from matches for three years After '

Gareth Bale fan who invaded pitch after Wales goal ' banned '

BBC

29 September 2015

Matthew Aaron Yorwerth, 30, invaded the pitch after Gareth Bale hit the net in Andorra

A fan who ran on to the pitch in Andorra when Gareth Bale scored a winning goal last year has been handed a football banning order.

Matthew Aaron Yorwerth, 30, of Wrexham, will be barred from matches for three years, after a Mold Magistrates' Court hearing on Monday.
He was labelled a "risk supporter" by police after the 2014 Euro qualifier.
A Wrexham fan has also been banned from matches for five years over separate conduct.
'Lack of control'

District Judge Gwyn Jones said Wales fans were "extremely happy" when Bale scored the winning goal in the 2-1 away win on 9 September, last year.
Yorwerth, of New Broughton, was "unable to control his emotions" and went on to the pitch with other fans, having earlier drunk alcohol, the judge said.
"He may have wanted to enjoy the moment," he said.


Travelling fans spilt on to the pitch after Bale scored in Andorra

"But it is clear that there was a significant lack of control in making his way directly from the stand onto the pitch itself," he added.

The incident led to the Welsh Football Association being fined 5,000 euros for failing to control its supporters.

Yorwerth described his actions as "a moment of madness".
'Regret'
"My intention was to celebrate with the players," he said. "Tension spilt over and I fully regret doing it."


Under the order made by the judge, Yorwerth is not to attend any regulated football matches in the UK for three years and, when Wales is playing away, he must surrender his passport.
He is not to go within 1 km (0.62 miles) of any stadium involved in Wales or Wrexham FC games five hours before or after any match. Yorwerth was also ordered to pay £450 court costs.


In a separate hearing at the same court, Wrexham FC fan David Craig Peters, 43, from Wrexham, was handed a five-year ban from any regulated football matches.


He was connected to fan trouble in the Netherlands and Telford, in the West Midlands, during the hearing.

Massive threat to the safety and enjoyment of all the fans, police and players.

What a danger to society.

Interpol must have him under their radar for sure.

I'm so glad they are tackling the real criminals here.

Grrrr. And grrrrrr some more.

Gareth Bale fan who invaded pitch after Wales goal ' banned '

BBC

29 September 2015

Matthew Aaron Yorwerth, 30, invaded the pitch after Gareth Bale hit the net in Andorra

A fan who ran on to the pitch in Andorra when Gareth Bale scored a winning goal last year has been handed a football banning order.

Matthew Aaron Yorwerth, 30, of Wrexham, will be barred from matches for three years, after a Mold Magistrates' Court hearing on Monday.
He was labelled a "risk supporter" by police after the 2014 Euro qualifier.
A Wrexham fan has also been banned from matches for five years over separate conduct.
'Lack of control'

District Judge Gwyn Jones said Wales fans were "extremely happy" when Bale scored the winning goal in the 2-1 away win on 9 September, last year.
Yorwerth, of New Broughton, was "unable to control his emotions" and went on to the pitch with other fans, having earlier drunk alcohol, the judge said.
"He may have wanted to enjoy the moment," he said.


Travelling fans spilt on to the pitch after Bale scored in Andorra

"But it is clear that there was a significant lack of control in making his way directly from the stand onto the pitch itself," he added.

The incident led to the Welsh Football Association being fined 5,000 euros for failing to control its supporters.

Yorwerth described his actions as "a moment of madness".
'Regret'
"My intention was to celebrate with the players," he said. "Tension spilt over and I fully regret doing it."


Under the order made by the judge, Yorwerth is not to attend any regulated football matches in the UK for three years and, when Wales is playing away, he must surrender his passport.
He is not to go within 1 km (0.62 miles) of any stadium involved in Wales or Wrexham FC games five hours before or after any match. Yorwerth was also ordered to pay £450 court costs.


In a separate hearing at the same court, Wrexham FC fan David Craig Peters, 43, from Wrexham, was handed a five-year ban from any regulated football matches.


He was connected to fan trouble in the Netherlands and Telford, in the West Midlands, during the hearing.

The guy is hardly a criminal but treated like one. Makes you sick.
Yes he was wrong and it mustn't happen at any more Wales games. A lesson must be learnt from this.
On another note why ain't there any banning orders at rugby games or thousands of banning orders with pitch invasions that happen every year at giant killing games in the fa and league cup.

What happened to the others that went over the barrier have they received banning orders as well or does this guy have previous?

What happened to the others that went over the barrier have they received banning orders as well or does this guy have previous?

Exactly what i was thinking? Hmmmm

as crazy as this sounds, Welsh FA really need to get something sorted for the Andorrra game. Aside from legal comebacks, who knows what sanctions may be imposed on Welsh FA should we make it.

A couple of stewards alone will not stop people going on the pitch. They have a little bit of time to come up with something that will keep both the fans onside, and the FA.

Yes, some have, Cardiff fan from Aberdare was given a 4 year ban for the Andorra game.

Having a history of working in the legal field I find some of these banning orders quite repulsive.

The guy was clearly wrong. But he was wrong in a different country. I really dont understand how we can prosecute someone here for an offence that is committed in another country. Jurisdiction applies. And if we can I think our law is wrong. (How is it different to going on holiday. It is going on holiday. Or a Short Break)

How often do you see footballers on the wrong side of the law. If a footballer assaults another person on the pitch it is very rare that they are given any form of police caution - despite it being witnessed by several thousand (or Millions if on MOTD). If they were cautioned would they also be banned from every ground in the country for 3 years?

Serious point here though. This guy did not commit crime of the century. He made a mistake and, if it were significant, he should have been prosecuted under Andorran Law - and given the appropriate penalty that applied in that country.

It has absolutely nothing to do with us

Justice gone mad
A fine was the most fitting punishment
A five year ban is crazy and he should appeal to the high court
If it had happened at a rugby match nothing would have happened,not even an arrest
It's time Corky to start fighting for the supporters
Total injustice

To be fair, its been common knowledge for a while now, that going onto a pitch during a game is an instant ban, the guy is 30 ffs, only got himself to blame. If Wales got kicked out of the comp because of it, i would want a life time ban given.

Probably for the best. We can't have men running on the pitch. Could have put our chances of qualifying in jeopardy.

Lesson learned.

The fan has got some previous.

Coutts said that Yorwerth had received a suspended prison sentence for affray in 2005 following a large scale disturbance at The Town Crier public house in Chester involving Wrexham and Huddersfield supporters.

A five year banning order was made at that time.

In 2008 he was cautioned for a public offence at Rhyl which involved a disturbance with visiting Irish football supporters and in 2011 he had been arrested and received a condition discharge for being drunk and disorderly which did not involve football.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales ... h-10153028

The fan has got some previous.

Coutts said that Yorwerth had received a suspended prison sentence for affray in 2005 following a large scale disturbance at The Town Crier public house in Chester involving Wrexham and Huddersfield supporters.

A five year banning order was made at that time.

In 2008 he was cautioned for a public offence at Rhyl which involved a disturbance with visiting Irish football supporters and in 2011 he had been arrested and received a condition discharge for being drunk and disorderly which did not involve football.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales ... h-10153028

Sounds justified in that case, some people never learn!

With that it does seem justified - but I still cant get my head around the fact that the offence was committed abroad.

For example, if any of us were on holiday in Spain and we caused a disturbance, did something wrong, and were arrested - we would be prosecuted by the Spanish authorities and given a sentence or penalty that was appropriate.

When we got back to the UK we wouldnt expect to receive any other form of punishment - because the offence didnt take place here.

So why is football any different. The law has to be wrong.

Be cause the powers that be want to make sure that there is never a return to the bad/good ( depending on your viewpoint) old days.I got no sympathy for this guy at all.The fact that bad behavior around football matches is punished excessively is a message that will probably still be lost on a few and its no good whinging about punishment not being the same at other sporting events either.Its a sad fact that the current generation will be paying for the crimes of the previous for years to come yet.