21.  Police warned they will crack down hard on any rowdy fans.

22.  A few rowdy fans set small fires in the streets, but they were quickly shooed away by police.

23.  Also in the first half, police had to intervene to calm a group of rowdy fans, but the match was not disturbed.

24.  At that time, Interior Minister Guillermo Stirling apologized for the rowdy fans and said they were apparently bent on rattling the Australians before the match.

25.  Big scores, big crowds, and no signs of rowdy fans or dirty players.

26.  Bottled drinks have been banned at the Giants Stadium after rowdy fans at games in Cleveland and New Orleans tossed bottles on the field.

27.  But rowdy fans are stopping games and even bloodying athletes, and officials fear more trouble may be ahead as the soccer competition heads to the semifinals.

28.  But soccer officials have expressed concern that rowdy fans could get violent if the Indonesian squad were to lose.

29.  But in the port city of Rotterdam, extra police officers were called in after a group of rowdy fans started to throw beer glasses at police.

30.  But newer accounts indicate that a brawl by rowdy fans higher in the stands sparked the stampede.