Barcelona derby match abandoned amid scary scenes as stand collapses during goal celebration

The derby betwixt Club Esportiu Europa and Unio Esportiva Sant Andreu was abandoned with the people astatine 5-3 aft a obstruction collapsed, sending supporters flying onto the pitch

A fierce derby betwixt 2 lower-league sides successful Barcelona was abandoned connected Sunday aft a obstruction collapsed, injuring fans.

The lucifer betwixt bitter rivals Club Esportiu Europa and Unio Esportiva Sant Andreu was 47 minutes successful erstwhile the incidental occurred. Sant Andreu subordinate Marc Jurado rounded the goalkeeper to people and enactment the visiting broadside 5-3 up successful beforehand of the distant fans.

As Jurado wheeled distant to celebrate, the obstruction separating the fans from the transportation collapsed, plunging a immense fig of supporters forwards. The players rapidly noticed what had happened and rushed implicit to effort and assistance propulsion the fans retired of the crush, with Sant Andreu manager Taito Suzuki among those to assistance out.

Thankfully, the bulk escaped unharmed, though 1 instrumentality was treated for insignificant injuries. The lucifer was halted by the referee, who aboriginal decided to wantonness aft speaking with nine officials, who couldn’t warrant the supporters’ safety. It volition beryllium completed astatine a aboriginal date, perchance down closed doors.

The referee's study stated: "In the 47th minute, aft UE Sant Andreu scored a goal, the visiting players went to observe with their fans. As a result, the metallic obstruction that marks the borderline of the transportation collapsed, and astir a 100 fans fell out. The aesculapian assistance, unneurotic with stadium security, had to enactment rapidly to rescue the affected people.

“The obstruction which had fallen had nary solution and occupied portion of the playing field. After this incident, we sent the players to the locker country and we met with the information coordinators, delegates and delegate accusation officer. In the referees' locker room, the Mossos d'Esquadra could not warrant the information of the fans oregon the participants of the lucifer and for this reason, with each parties successful agreement, it was decided to suspend the match."

There were incidents adjacent earlier the obstruction collapsed, with the referee halting the crippled aft the distant fans threw a tin and a lighter astatine Europa skipper Jordi Cano aft helium scored to marque it 2-2. After the abandonment, Sant Andreu fans had to beryllium escorted retired of the stadium by constabulary arsenic aggravated Europa supporters tried to face them.

Although the 2 sides are lone successful the fourth-tier, the 'Pla de Barcelona ' derby is infamous and a akin incidental occurred 4 years ago. The obstruction fell down during the lucifer astatine the Nou Sardenya, prompting Europa to get it repaired and signed disconnected by the council.

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