Dynamo Moscow keeper suffers burns to his cornea from firecracker thrown by Zenit fans

The disturbing global trend of fans throwing explosives at footballers continues, this time with a match between Zenit and Dynamo Moscow being abandoned before halftime. Dynamo goalkeeper Anton Shunin was taken to a hospital with burns to his cornea after a firecracker thrown by Zenit fans exploded at his feet. Dynamo were winning 1-0 in the 36th minute when it happened.

From ESPN:

"Anton has a poor vision in one of his eyes," Dynamo doctor Alexander Rezepov said on the club's Twitter account.

"Something had landed near my feet," Shunin wrote. "I looked down and at that moment the petard blew up into my face. Right now I have some problems with my vision and hearing."

There were reports of Zenit fans attacking Dynamo supporters before the match in Khimki, a Moscow suburb.

This incident comes just three days after a match between Independiente and Belgrano in Argentina was abandoned when fans threw firecrackers at Belgrano keeper Juan Olave -- the third case of fans throwing explosives at players in as many months.

Since this just keeps happening, perhaps a clear and concise message is needed to get the necessary point across. That message: Stop throwing explosives at the players, idiots.