UEFA ban Legia over Intertoto violence

BERNE, Switzerland, July 11 (Reuters) UEFA have banned Poland's Legia Warsaw from European competition for two seasons in response to ''ugly and shocking'' crowd scenes during an Intertoto Cup match.

UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body announced today that Legia would be thrown out of this season's competition and also barred from an additional European campaign should they qualify within the next five years.

Legia were trailing 2-0 away to Lithuanian team Vetra Vilnius in Sunday's second round, first leg match when Polish fans embarked on a halftime rampage, attacking police with metal bars and stones and causing damage to the stadium.

The abandoned match has been turned into a 3-0 victory for Vetra who will go on to face English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers in the third round.

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