Coach Young Boys Apologizes For Supporter Riots At Aston Villa Headquarters.

JAKARTA - Young Boys manager Gerardo Seoane apologized for the violence committed by his supporters at Aston Villa on Friday, November 28, 2025, early morning WIB.

Aston Villa won 2-1 in the Europa League thanks to two goals from Donyell Malen who suffered head injuries from being thrown by a object by supporters of Young Boys.

The visitors also clashed with police at Villa Park. The match was stopped for five minutes and Young Boys captain Loris Benito came to calm them down, before Joel Monteiro scored an entertainment goal in stoppage time.

Young Boys coach Gerardo Seoane apologized for the behavior of the supporters, but admitted that they may have been provoked by Aston Villa players celebrating victory in front of them.

Seoane also said that supporters came down from the stands to talk to the players, but police thought they were trying to jump onto the pitch, causing chaos.

"It's natural that if you score goals and want to be with teammates. Maybe it's a small provocation, I don't know."

"Our fans may think of this as a provocation. It's part of football, but our fans shouldn't react so angry."

"The referee asked our captain to calm our supporters. Some supporters came down to talk to the players and the police reacted as if they were jumping onto the pitch, but that was not their intention."

"It's a pity everyone who throws those things. The result is not good for anyone. We apologize, we feel bad and not like our usual supporters, or how we want to act when we are guests somewhere. No one wins in the end, everyone loses in this situation."

"Football is full of emotion. There are rules not to provoke, no one does it on purpose, it's more because of the excitement of scoring goals," he said.

Aston Villa manager, Unai Emery, did not comment much when asked about the bad incident in the first half, but felt it was unnecessary.

"We need to respect both parties. There is no need to have a moment like what we experienced today. Respect both parties. I think (Malen) is fine."

"He's getting better. He's getting fitter and playing for his (Netherlands) national team. He's doing his job well."

"For me, the most important thing is how he works, how he gets fit and better. Doing his job like we demand tactics from each player and then he gets numbers, which are fantastic."

"He helped us and really performed very well and continued to go forward," said Emery.