Violent postgame scenes fouled up Sunday’s grand opening of Orlando City Stadium. After the hosts had defeated New York City FC. Three New Yorkers were arrested, and an Orlando police officer required treatment for a leg injury.
Details are still emerging from the incidents. Various accounts point fingers directly at law enforcement for macing orderly supporters, while others accused one NYCFC fan, Felix Vazquez, of attacking and choking a police officer.
“One of the New York fans started fighting with a cop and even choking him,” one witness told The Orlando Sentinel.