Footballer left bloodied and desiring stitches after being hit through an object thrown through his OWN fanatics all over pitch invasion in surprising scenes

Aberdeen big name Jack MacKenzie was once left bloodied after an uncongenial incident involving his personal fanatics on Saturday.

MacKenzie, 24, have been an unused replace all over Aberdeen’s 2-1 defeat through Dundee United within the Scottish Premiership.

The outcome noticed United pip Aberdeen to fourth position within the desk, and after complete time, there was once a pitch invasion through their fanatics.

MacKenzie was once at the pitch at Tannadice because the pitch invasion spread out when he was once hit through an object thrown through an Aberdeen supporter.

The object, believed to be a part of a seat that have been torn out, was once hurled from the higher tier of 1 stand within the stadium.

The 24-year-old was once knocked to the bottom after being hit and left bloodied, sooner than he later required stitches in what was once an especially unsavoury incident. 

MacKenzie required stitches after being hit through an object that was once thrown through Aberdeen fanatics

The object, believed to be a part of a seat, knocked him to the bottom in a stunning incident

There was once already a restricted selection of travelling fanatics in attendance after bother on the ultimate assembly between the perimeters at Tannadice when gadgets had been thrown at United supervisor Jim Goodwin. 

In the aftermath, Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin equipped an replace on MacKenzie.

‘(He is) OK however it is slightly a foul damage,’ Thelin stated. ‘This is unacceptable and can not occur.

‘We need to get the entire info of what in fact came about. All we all know is Jack were given a in point of fact unhealthy damage as a participant doing his activity. This can not occur on this method.’

Aberdeen therefore launched a remark expressing their disgust at what had long past on.

‘The membership is dismayed and outraged on the scenes that spread out following this afternoon’s Premiership tie with Dundee United at Tannadice Park,’ it learn.

‘Our participant, Jack MacKenzie, has sustained a major facial damage after being struck through part of a chair that was once thrown in opposition to the pitch. We wait for additional knowledge, however what we all know needless to say, the chair was once thrown from the stand during which the Aberdeen supporters had been being housed.

‘As such, we’re calling on all fanatics who could have witnessed this match to touch the Club to offer any knowledge that can lend a hand us in our investigations and wider discussions with the related government.

The unsavoury come upon got here after Dundee United fanatics invaded the pitch after their victory

United boss Jim Goodwin, who up to now coached Aberdeen, known as it ‘an absolute shame’

‘When the wrongdoer is recognized, we can take the most powerful conceivable motion to be had to us.’

Police Scotland later showed MacKenzie was once set for additional clinical review having been handled at the scene – and so they appealed for info from witnesses.   

Match Commander, Superintendent Ray Birnie, added: ‘This was once a senseless act which has significantly injured the participant, leading to him desiring clinical remedy.

‘This form of behaviour is probably not tolerated and I’d enchantment to all fanatics to lend a hand us hint the individual accountable.

‘If you had been within the Fair Play Stand and witnessed what came about, please do the appropriate factor and are available ahead. I’d additionally urge somebody who has cell phone pictures to study it and produce anything else of significance to our consideration.’

Meanwhile, Goodwin, who spent just below a yr in command of Aberdeen between 2022 and 2023, condemned the incident, labelling it an ‘absolute shame’ 

‘I intentionally took myself off the pitch as temporarily as I may just as a result of we now have had earlier with the Aberdeen supporters,’ he stated.

‘I’m in point of fact disillusioned to listen to younger Jack has been hit through an object thrown through his personal supporters. He’s within having stitches now, it is an absolute shame.

‘It’s almost certainly taken one thing as severe as this to occur for the government to in the end step in and do something positive about it to spot those idiots who let down a in point of fact just right membership.’

Elsewhere, the SPFL in a similar way slammed the behaviour of the ones accountable.

‘It’s significantly disappointing and irritating that one of the crucial thrilling video games within the season has been marred through such moronic behaviour,’ a remark learn.

‘We wait for the fit delegate record however will paintings intently with each golf equipment and Police Scotland to lend a hand determine the wrongdoer and entirely be expecting that as it should be serious footballing and judicial sanctions can be imposed.’