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Five arrests after football derby Six arrests after football derby
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Police and football fans clashed after the south Wales city derby but no major problems were reported.Police and football fans clashed after the south Wales city derby but no major problems were reported.
The Swansea v Cardiff match, which ended in a 2-2 draw, was a sell-out with more than 18,000 fans attending. The Swansea-Cardiff match ended in a 2-2 draw and police praised the majority of the sell-out 18,053 crowd.
South Wales Police said there had been five arrests after the game at the Liberty Stadium. South Wales Police said there had been six arrests after the game at the Liberty Stadium for isolated incidents.
Bottles and stones were thrown from a crowd outside the ground but people eventually dispersed. A small group remained an hour after the game ended. Bottles and stones were thrown from a crowd outside the ground but people eventually dispersed. Two police officers were injured.
This involved a minor stand-off between 40 of 50 fans and a group of police. After the match, there was a minor stand-off between 40 of 50 fans and a group of police.
Two police officers were injured after what were described as "minor isolated incidents".
Later, South Wales Police praised the majority of fans, both home and away, who attended the match.
There were no problems reported ahead of match, which kicked off early at 1115 GMT to try to avoid trouble.There were no problems reported ahead of match, which kicked off early at 1115 GMT to try to avoid trouble.
But there were some clashes after the game and some arrests.But there were some clashes after the game and some arrests.
Police, the clubs and supporters' groups had appealed to both sets of fans to enjoy the game and behave.Police, the clubs and supporters' groups had appealed to both sets of fans to enjoy the game and behave.
They managed to avoid a repeat of the scale of the scenes at September's cup match between the clubs.They managed to avoid a repeat of the scale of the scenes at September's cup match between the clubs.
There were more than 30 arrests around that evening's match.There were more than 30 arrests around that evening's match.
All of those people were kept away from the stadium either by court banning orders or as part of their bail conditions.All of those people were kept away from the stadium either by court banning orders or as part of their bail conditions.
Cardiff fans were allocated around 1,650 tickets and were transported on coaches from Ninian Park, which was then escorted into Swansea by police.Cardiff fans were allocated around 1,650 tickets and were transported on coaches from Ninian Park, which was then escorted into Swansea by police.
Officers said they would have a "significant" presence throughout the day to ensure that "genuine" fans enjoyed the game.Officers said they would have a "significant" presence throughout the day to ensure that "genuine" fans enjoyed the game.
'Genuine supporters''Genuine supporters'
Police have stressed the vast majority of those who attended September's Carling Cup match between the Championship rivals were well behaved.Police have stressed the vast majority of those who attended September's Carling Cup match between the Championship rivals were well behaved.
Speaking ahead of Sunday's game, match day commander chief supt Mark Mathias said: "We will have a significant amount of officers on duty and for those genuine supporters my officers will welcome you to the city and assist you in anyway possible.Speaking ahead of Sunday's game, match day commander chief supt Mark Mathias said: "We will have a significant amount of officers on duty and for those genuine supporters my officers will welcome you to the city and assist you in anyway possible.
"For those people - and I will not call them football supporters - who are thinking of turning up and causing the same violent scenes that we saw in September, the message is simple: Stay away.""For those people - and I will not call them football supporters - who are thinking of turning up and causing the same violent scenes that we saw in September, the message is simple: Stay away."
His sentiments have been echoed by the management teams at both clubs and by both supporters' trusts.His sentiments have been echoed by the management teams at both clubs and by both supporters' trusts.