Dozens of Russian fans charged at England supporters inside the stadium immediately after the final whistle of their 1-1 draw in the Euro 2016 Group B match in Marseille.
The Russian supporters grabbed flags and threw projectiles, forcing panicked England fans to clamber over barriers as stewards looked on, a Reuters witness said.
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Earlier in the day, a brawl broke out on the streets of Marseille as Russian and England supporters made their way to the ground, it marks three straight days of incidents which UEFA bosses have condemned in a statement before the match.
"UEFA firmly condemns the incidents in Marseille. People engaging in such violent acts have no place in football."
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A stoppage-time goal on Saturday (Sunday NZT) by Vasili Berezutski, helped over the line by Denis Glushakov, gave Russia an unlikely draw after Eric Dier appeared to have won the game for England.
The English were on top for most of the game, producing a performance of verve and confidence that belied the youth of the squad, and were well worth the lead earned by Dier's brilliant free kick from the edge of the box after 73 minutes.
Vast swathes of England fans filling most of the 67,000 Stade Velodrome seats were acclaiming the win only for captain Berezutski to leap above Danny Rose and loop a header beyond Joe Hart that substitute Glushakov touched, seemingly over the line, although organisers UEFA awarded the skipper the goal.
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"I think we played very well the whole game and to give away the draw like that at the end is very disappointing," said Dier.
"We didn't see it out in the right way but we didn't lose.
"We have got to pick ourselves up and go again. I thought our level was extremely high...we did everything right."
The equaliser meant England have failed to win their opening game in any of their nine appearances at the European Championship and puts Wales in pole position in Group B after their earlier 2-1 win over Slovakia.
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