Goteborg sorry over fan trouble
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SWEDISH club IFK Goteborg has apologized for crowd trouble that resulted in a league match against Malmo FF being abandoned after a firework landed next to a visiting player warming up on the sidelines and he responded angrily.
Wednesday’s game was interrupted in the 77th minute, with the score at 0-0, when a firecracker tossed from the crowd exploded next to midfielder Tobias Sana, a former Goteborg player. Jolted by the loud bang, Sana reacted by throwing a corner flag into the stands.
Match officials decided to abandon the match, saying a linesman who was also near the firework when it exploded was left dazed by the incident.
Sana, who said he had a headache and ear pain following the incident, apologized for his actions. “Now that I’ve gotten over the shock, I feel it was the stupidest decision of my life,” Sana said in yesterday’s statement. “There are many young people who look up to me so I really want to apologize.”
Malmo said that Sana wouldn’t face any sanctions from the club.
In a move suggesting the firework was thrown by home fans, Goteborg posted an apology on its website directed at Malmo, match officials and the spectators. The club could face sanctions from the Swedish football association’s disciplinary committee.
There was another security incident on a chaotic evening in Goteborg. After the match was suspended, a Norwegian hockey player ran onto the field, reportedly as part of a bet with teammates at recently crowned Swedish champion Frolunda.
Aftonbladet daily said Mats Rosseli Olsen, who played for Norway at the Sochi Olympics, was charged with a public order offense and could face fines.
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