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| Albania awarded Serbia victory |
English referee Martin Atkinson called off the game in Belgrade when a drone trailing a pro-Albania flag flew into the stadium, leading to a violent reaction from Serbian fans and stewards...
CAS agreed the drone was the responsibility of the Albania FA but overturned UEFA's original sanction and awarded Albania a 3-0 win, ordering three points to be deducted from Serbia.
Both Albania and Serbia FAs have been fined 100,000 euros.
The CAS ruling stated: "The panel found that the match stoppage and the eventual abandonment of the match were caused by security lapses of the organisers and acts of violence exerted on the Albanian players by the Serbian fans and at least one security steward.
"In light of this finding, the CAS panel has decided that the UEFA European Championship qualifying Group I match between Serbia and Albania be deemed to have been forfeited by the Serbia FA by the score of 0:3.
"CAS went on to find, in line with UEFA, that the Albania FA was responsible for the drone operated during the match, carrying a banner depicting Albanian nationalistic and patriotic symbols, and confirmed the fine of 100,000 euro imposed on the Albania FA."