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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Fans jumped a fence and surged onto the field after a soccer game despite heavy security, throwing flares and bottles in an outburst that injured four police officers.
Police said Monday they arrested only two men because further intervention probably would have sparked more violence.
About 400 fans from an estimated crowd of 9,000 at Bob Jane Stadium clashed Sunday night. The Preston Lions, supported mostly by Macedonians from the former Yugoslavia, scored a 1-0 upset of the home team, South Melbourne, which is backed mainly by expatriate Greeks.
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