But there are innocent victims who get caught in the cross-fire. Ekaterina Guryeva remembers how she together with her friends got caught in the middle of a huge fight after the match:

“They were throwing some bottles and one hit my arm badly and broke, so I had to be taken to hospital for medical treatment”, recalls Ekaterina.

Russian legislators are drafting a new proposal to ramp up security at sporting events. It suggests barring known football hooligans from attending matches. Russian Police estimate that between 20 and 50 fans are detained after every match, with the number steadily rising.

Football 'firms' in Russia first emerged in the 90s, borrowing the fashions and habits of the infamous British and Italian hooligans of the eighties.

They are a huge drain on police resources, and usually it's a case of – bigger the club – meaning Spartak, CSKA and Dynamo – the bigger the fight.

“So-called 'black lists' exist in Western clubs and it's a concept we'd like to develop. But implementing a system of identifying repeated offenders and getting them barred takes money and time”, says Yury Abrashov, the Head of Law and Order at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Despite cheap tickets, Russian footbal still attracts nothing like the crowds seen in Europe. So the idea of barring loyal fans is not something clubs here are particularly keen to do.

“We are so grateful to our supporters who turn out each week to watch our matches. But of course, I don't condone hooliganism”, says Renat Sabitov from FC Spartak Moscow.

The draft law is still in its approval stage. But there's a public acknowledgement that something needs to be done to stem the rising tide of football hooliganism across the country.