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Melbourne soccer match suspended after goalkeeper attacked

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An A-League soccer match between rivals Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory has been suspended after fans invaded the field and attacked City goalkeeper Tom Glover. Video on social media shows a fan throwing a metal bucket with a white substance at Glover, who was taken off the field dazed and bleeding. Fans from the Melbourne Victory area of the stadium rushed the pitch just after the 20-minute mark of the match at AAMI Stadium. City led 1-0 when the game was stopped. Both sets of fans had been throwing flares on the pitch but the situation escalated when a flare appeared to hit a television cameraman. Glover later picked up another flare off the ground and threw it back into the stands.

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