The Barcelona derby between Europe and the Sant Andreu could end in tragedy. The party of Second Federation left a minor injury after the back stand where the visiting fans were located gave way. The fans were celebrating Sant Andreu’s fifth goal, then a 3-5 winner, when the fence could not withstand the weight of the supporters and fell to the ground. With her, dozens of supporters of the visiting team. Fortunately, we only have to regret that one of the fans suffered a big blow.
It happened in the stadium Nou Sardenya. In the Gracia district of Barcelona, Europa and Sant Andreu faced each other in a derby that heated up all day. The atmosphere of the match was very heated, with several incidents occurring between the ultras of the two teams before the match. During the match, there were also violent episodes which led the referee to stop the match on several occasions.
This is how the incident occurred that suspended the Europa-Sant Andreu match.
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Until tragedy is about to strike. The supporters of Sant Andreu They had thrown objects at the players of the Europe after achieving a two-way tie and a three-way tie in the first half. The players went to the locker room earlier than expected because the referee had to stop the match due to the attitude of the visiting fans.
When the match resumed, before the break, the score was 3-4 for Sant Andreu. Already in the second half, when everything seemed to have returned to normal, the fifth of the visitors arrived, unleashing madness among their supporters, to the point that the fence in the background did not resist. He collapsed and, with him, several supporters of the visiting team fell to the ground.
Incidents in Europe – Sant Andreu
It could have ended very badly, but it just went away a slight injury. One of those who fell to the ground, from a height of about half a meter, received a strong blow. Although no health care was required for those affected, the referee ordered the match suspended. Having given way to the fence that separates one end of the playing field, the safety of the fans could not be guaranteed, therefore in the 50th minute the match was stopped.
At the exit of the stadium, there were police charges due to the clash between supporters of the two teams. It was a Barcelona derby with a lot of history, since both teams are historic football teams of the city, belonging respectively to the district of Funny and to that of San Andres de Palomar. Added to this is the sporting rivalry, since the two teams are immersed in the fight to access the promotion play-offs in the First Federation.
