The interrupted derby will not be played to the end today

The interrupted Allsvenskan derby between Hammarby and Djurgården will not be replayed today. This message came during Max's broadcast, two hours after the match was interrupted due to pyrotechnics.

» Published: October 20 2024

The interrupted derby will not be played to the end today
Photo: Magnus Lejhall/TT

Pyrotechnics thrown from Djurgårdens fans interrupted the Allsvenskan derby at Tele2 Arena.

Then the police stepped in – and forced the audience to leave the arena.

Despite the time passing, a number of Hammarby fans remained on the stands, and after more than two hours of interruption, the decision was made to resume the match at 2 pm on Monday.

When the match was interrupted, the police wrote that they had made the assessment that "less intrusive measures were considered insufficient" and that they therefore made the decision to evacuate the audience from the arena.

Later on, they continued:

"The reason is that the organizer responsible for the public event is not considered to be able to guarantee order and safety. It is the organizer of the sporting event who has the responsibility to handle security around their arrangement. During the match, there have been incidents of pyrotechnics being thrown from the stands towards the pitch, use of explosives, and thrown Bengali fires."

This is the first time in Allsvenskan that the police have chosen to exercise the option to evacuate the stands, despite the disorder not appearing to be worse than on previous occasions.

But Per Engström, section chief at the National Operational Department, tells Expressen that there are "several indications" that the situation was more serious this time.

We have injured people in the stands, with burns. We have a visitation where people are not being checked as they should be. People are simply breaking the rules. Then we cannot tolerate it, he says to the newspaper.

Up until the interruption, the match belonged to Hammarby.

It did not take long before Nahir Besara, the 33-year-old captain who was the hero when the teams met earlier this year, made sure that the home team took the lead. Far outside the penalty area, Besara got the ball – and he took a direct shot. 1–0 was scored nicely into one post in the 12th minute.

In the 30th minute, Besara opted for less power, more precision. Ice-cool, he screwed in 2–0 into the same corner behind Jacob Rinne in Djurgårdens goal.

The police authority may dissolve a public event if it violates the law or if it causes disorder or danger to those present. The police authority dissolves public events to prevent further illegal acts, to restore order, and to protect those present.

Source: The Police

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