Watch: Fireworks explode near the stands during Europa League Fixture
Firework Explosion (Image Credit: Twitter)
During the Europa League fixture between Malmo FF and Union Berlin, a firework exploded near a stand that stopped the game for 20 minutes. At that time, the score areas 0-0 with both teams defending well. In the second half, fans of both teams threw fireworks in the playing area of the Eleda Stadion in Sweden. After settling down the situation, the game resumed.
In the 68th minute of the game, Sheraldo Becker scored for Berlin which eventually led to the team’s victory. Talking about the incident, the Swedish media claims that fans of the German club threw fireworks onto the pitch shortly after the second half started and Malmo supporters retaliated by throwing a flare.
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After the game, Union President Dirk Zingler expressed his displeasure over the incident. While acknowledging the victory, he said that the incidents that happened during the game were completely unacceptable. He said that the fans have no business in the playing area.
“I’m happy about the victory because it is well deserved from a sporting point of view. But everything else that happened today is unacceptable. Nobody has any business in other blocks or on the pitch, we don’t do that, and then suddenly we do. That really annoys me.”
Similarly, Berlin coach Urs Fischer expressed his discontent with the situation. He further addressed his team’s performance and said, “We had a lot of opportunities in the end, and perhaps we should have made more use of one or two of them, but in the end, the one goal was enough. All I can say about the incidents is that I absolutely cannot understand it and something like that has no place in football. It is shameful.”
