"I am taken aback by the crap being thrown at the Russians by the crowds." There is no excuse for violent behaviour which I think came mainly from the Poles but at the same time there was an element of provocation so some blame has to with the Russians too. It had been known for some days that thousands of Russians were planning to march through Warsaw to commemorate "Russia Day" and they had been told that it would be viewed as provocative by some and that violence was possible. Likewise there was a massive banner unfolded prior to the game which took up a huge area which proclaimed "this is Russia". Again unfurling that massive banner in Warsaw could be viewed by some Poles as an attack on the idea of Polish delf determination. It seems both sides could do with an injection of common sense and restraint. Booing the away team by the home crowd is not unusual when it is close rivals!