MOSCOW, Aug 5 The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) fined the Turkish » Fenerbahce» for 50 thousand euros and punished with a partial closure of the stands due to the behavior of fans in the Champions League qualification match against the Ukrainian «Dynamo» (Kyiv), according to the organization's website. At the 57th minute of the match of the second qualifying round of the Champions League qualification (2: 1) Dynamo opened the scoring thanks to a goal by Vitaly Buyalsky, who made a provocative gesture towards Fenerbahce fans. In response, the stands began to chant: «Vladimir Putin.» According to media reports, because of this, the head coach of Kiev, Mircea Lucescu, did not appear at the post-match press conference. «Fine Fenerbahce for 50 thousand euros and order the partial closure of the stands of the club's stadium (at least 5,000 seats) during the next home match of the club UEFA tournament for throwing objects and shouting a provocative message of an offensive nature, i.e. prohibited chants. Said partial closure of the stadium is subject to a probationary period of two years from the date of this decision,» the statement said. Previously, Fenerbahce condemned the behavior of its fans, but club president Ali Koç said the Turkish side would not apologize to Ukraine over the incident.
