Burnley offer refunds to home supporters following abandonment of friendly against Hannover after violence among away fans
- Burnley's friendly against 2.Bundesliga side Hannover was cancelled at half time
- Supporters in the away end tried to attack home fans with seats being ripped out
- If fans do not claim their refund, Burnley say the money will be given to charity
Burnley have offered refunds to all fans who attended their friendly against Hannover, after it as abandoned due to fan violence.
The game at Turf Moor was cancelled at half time after supporters in the away end tried to attack fans of the Premier League club.
Seats were ripped out and thrown, and a police officer and two stewards required hospital treatment after attempting to stop the disorder.
Burnley have offered refunds to all fans who attended their friendly against Hannover
The game was cancelled at half time after supporters in the away end tried to attack home fans
Seats were ripped out and thrown, and a police officer and stewards needed hospital care
A statement from the club said fans have a week to ask for their money back, and any unclaimed refunds will be given to charity.
The club said: 'Following the abandonment of the Burnley v Hannover 96 friendly on Saturday, Burnley Football Club is offering the following in terms of supporter refunds.
'All Burnley supporters who attended the game will have one week from Tuesday, 8th August to claim a full refund on all purchased tickets. Following this refund period, all remaining gate monies will be donated to charity.
This refund period will end at 5pm on Monday, 14th August. Any monies remaining from the gate receipts will be handed over to Burnley FC in the Community, for distribution among local charities.
If fans do not claim their refund, Burnley say the money will be given to local charities
'Burnley Football Club again apologises to supporters for any inconvenience caused by Saturday’s game. However, supporter safety was paramount in the decision to halt the game and we continue to support the police’s efforts to find those responsible for causing injury and criminal damage.'
Full details of how supporters are able to get their money back can be found on the official club website.
The Clarets had been winning 1-0 at half time when the game was abandoned through a Ben Mee goal, in their final warm-up match ahead of their Premier League campaign.
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