The ultras of Hajduk Split Panic spread on Wednesday night, when 17 police officers were injured and more than 50 people were arrested after clashes between said radical fans and officials after the team’s home game against Dinamo Zagreb (0-1, semifinals of Croatian Cup). This was announced this Thursday by the Croatian police.
Riots started after the final whistle of the game. According to a police statement, there were 27,000 people in the stands, including 1,000 fans of Dynamo. The stadium of Hajdukthe Poljud Stadium, was closed by the Croatian Cup Commission, pending action by the Disciplinary Committee of the Croatian Football Federation.
Hundreds of ultras Hajduk Split They invaded the field to attack the players and supporters of Dynamo, according to the police, who pushed them into the stands. There are the ultras of Hajduk They tore up the chairs and threw them at the police. The players of Dinamo Zagreb They had to take shelter in the locker rooms.
Then, in the streets surrounding the stadium, and always according to the police statement, groups of fans of Hajduk They repeatedly attacked the police by throwing smoke bombs, bottles, stones and other objects at the officers. Seventeen police officers were injured, three of them had to be hospitalized, one of them with serious injuries. A police car was damaged and 54 people were arrested. The radicals set fire to many garbage containers.
Andrej PlenkovicPrime Minister of Croatia, denounced this violence, and said that “it has no place (…) in sport.” Ivica Puljakmayor of Split, wrote on Facebook: “There is no justification for violence… I am sorry for these scenes and hope we never see them again in our city.”
Croatia, world runner-up in Russia 2018 and third in Qatar 2022, also suffers from violence by its ultras, which are among the most feared in Europe. The radicals of Dinamo Zagreb, the ‘Bad Blue Boys’ and ‘Torcida’ from Hajduk Split, are the best known. Matches between these two rival clubs, within the framework of the ‘Vjecni derbi’ (Eternal Derby), are always high-risk encounters.
Source: La Verdad
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