An Armenian fan rushed the field on Thursday, December 13 waving a flag of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) after England’s Arsenal defeated Azerbaijan's Qarabag 1 to 0 in a Europa League match.
The young man carrying the flag was wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with Monte Melkonyan, National Hero of Armenia and Artsakh.
Qarabag players were clearly furious by the pitch invader and the flag he was holding – due to its political significance.
Because of the conflict surrounding Karabakh, Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan from travelling to Baku earlier this season when the Gunners played Qarabag in Azerbaijan.
