Brondby fans throw rats at Copenhagen players in derby
The Copenhagen derby has added to the pantheon of bizarre items thrown by fans at football matches.
Charlton supporters have used the ploy as a regular form of protest; Luis Figo famously had a pig thrown at him when he returned to the Nou Camp with Real Madrid and Inter Milan fans once managed to smuggle in a scooter and hurl that off the top tier at the San Siro in a Serie A game against Atalanta.
The interruption in the latest heated clash between rivals Brondby and Copenhagen was more vile than any of those. With their side 1-0 down and five minutes left on the clock, Brondby fans tossed dead rats at Copenhagen's Ludwig Augustinsson as he went over to take a corner.
Brondby fans threw dead rats at Copenhagen's corner taker Ludwig Augustinsson
The players were forced to remove the vermin from the pitch as the derby was interrupted
A steward was seen removing one of the rats by the tail during the Copenhagen grudge match
As it rained down vermin a security guard was forced to pick one up by its tail before chucking it off the field.
The two giants of Danish football have a history of hatred with the two clubs situated just over seven miles apart.
Copenhagen had the last laugh as they ran out winners with the only goal of the game to increase their lead at the top of the table to 12 points.