# Can someone tell me the context of this video (French)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 31, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-tell-me-the-context-of-this-video-french/601346 "2011-10-31T03:01:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-tell-me-the-context-of-this-video-french/601346/1 "2011-10-31T03:01:27Z")
I don’t speak French. [This video](http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=188373237844547) shows a guy running across a soccer pitch with a sign. He is tackled by some cops, and one of them is seen plunging his baton into the guy. A soccer player runs over to break it up, and then the fans joined in. Who, (I see what), When, Where, and Why? ---
**Author:** ![Antonius\_Block](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonius\_Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonius_Block)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-tell-me-the-context-of-this-video-french/601346/2 "2011-10-31T04:15:39Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I don’t speak French. For all we know, neither does the announcer – he’s speaking _Portuguese_ in this clip. 😉 > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Who, (I see what), When, Where, and Why? Apparently: **Who?** [Benfica](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benfica) (Lisbon, Portugal) vs [Étoile Carouge](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89toile_Carouge) (Switzerland) in a “friendly” game, + relative of referee + [Protectas](http://www.protectas.ch/) private security guards + crowd. **When?** July 17, 2004. **Where?** [La Fontenette stadium](http://www.soccerway.com/venues/switzerland/stade-de-la-fontenette/), near Geneva, Switzerland, home of Étoile Carouge. **Why?** From [here](http://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/c10d5/police_punch_pitch_invader_fans_go_apeshit_maul/c0pk6x2) (which matches info at other sites but sums it up better):“_The initial protester thought the game had ended (it was in fact in extra time), and was expressing his support for a relative, the referee of the game, a Portuguese migrant in Switzerland. The security guy who gets knocked out is also Portuguese, as most of the spectators. He ends up walking away on his own, after being unconscious for a few minutes. It’s all good and no one was arrested._” Further info [here](http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread708802/pg6), claiming that 3 security guards needed to make a trip to the hospital. Benfica (the Portuguese team) won 2-0. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-tell-me-the-context-of-this-video-french/601346/3 "2011-11-01T18:52:05Z")
Further confirmation: here is an archived article (in French) relating the incident. [Tribune de Genève ARTICLE - 19/07/2004: Que s’est-il passé à la 90e minute / Un supporter du Benfica pénètre sur la pelouse une banderole entre les mains](http://archives.tdg.ch/TG/TG/-/article-2004-07-472/que-s--est-il-passe-a-la-90e-minute) The first half of the article describes the incident, the second half gives a synopsis of the match. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-tell-me-the-context-of-this-video-french/601346/4 "2011-11-01T19:08:56Z")
> [@Antonius\_Block](#): > > For all we know, neither does the announcer – he’s speaking _Portuguese_ in this clip. 😉 I had the sound kind of low. The friend who sent it to me said it was Portuguese. Thanks for the info.