SLNA fan club accused of being harassed at Hoa Xuan stadium

(Baonghean.vn) - Although having the joy of victory at Hoa Xuan Stadium, the SLNA Fan Club in Da Nang expressed regret for the lack of "Fair play" measures taken by the home team's stadium organizers.

Preparing for the match between SHB Da Nang and SLNA at Hoa Xuan Stadium, SLNA Fans Club was present at the stadium from 4:00 p.m., one hour before the match took place. However, Nghe An fans encountered many obstacles from the home team's Organizing Committee.

The blue and yellow balloons were painstakingly prepared by the SLNA Fan Club. Photo: Trung Kien

After some SLNA fans who had prepared tickets in advance started to settle down in the C stand of Hoa Xuan stadium and there were still many empty seats, the stadium organizers closed the gate and stopped selling tickets in this area.

Meanwhile, the number of black market tickets is manipulated by ticket brokers and sold widely at prices double the face value of the tickets. With no other way to get into the stadium, a large number of Nghe An fans have to accept buying black market tickets.

After the match had been going on for 10 minutes, there were still a few hundred SLNA fans who had not bought tickets for the above reasons. The representative of the SLNA Fan Club collected the remaining tickets from members who had already settled down. The problem went beyond the limit when the ticket checking department did not accept these tickets for unknown reasons.

Mr. Bui Xuan Hoa said that the balloons would affect flights, so he notified the security forces and the SLNA Fan Club to cancel all balloons. Photo: Trung Kien

Mr. Nguyen Duc Nhan - Head of the SLNA Fan Club in Da Nang, was upset: "It is understandable that the stadium's organizers do not create conditions for spectators to buy tickets to enter the stadium. Even though the tickets are intact and unused, the ticket checking department still does not accept them, which is completely unreasonable.

We reacted strongly and in the end, the stadium organizers returned our tickets, but did not open the gate for a part of the SLNA Fan Club members to enter the stadium. They are people far from home, far from the stadium and all year long just look forward to the day to cheer for the match between SHB Da Nang and SLNA.

We are away fans, so it is natural for us to accept the rules set by the home stadium organizers. Football is to serve the audience, attracting audiences to the stadium is the task of the organizers, so we are very sad and disappointed about this. Hopefully, the Hoa Xuan stadium organizers will be fairer when welcoming away fans to cheer.”

The match at Hoa Xuan Stadium, SLNA Fan Club did not leave any incidents and was a motivation for the home team players. Photo: Trung Kien

Not stopping there, when seeing SLNA Fan Club bringing balloons into the stadium, Hoa Xuan Stadium's Organizing Committee immediately announced to cancel all these balloons because Hoa Xuan Stadium is located in the flight path area to ensure safety.

Although these balloons are not filled with hydrogen and cannot fly, Nghe An fans still strictly follow this announcement. Despite being harassed, SLNA Fans Association still cheered with all their might in the rain and left beautiful images and gestures at Hoa Xuan Stadium.

Knowing the difficulties in organizing cheering at Hoa Xuan Stadium, the Nghe An Fan Club did not prepare loudspeakers and other equipment. Even the flagpoles were made of plastic to avoid confiscation.

SLNA Fans Club members are upset because these incidents have a cause because in recent years, Vinh Stadium's Organizing Committee has created maximum conditions, within the framework, for away team fans from ticket sales to other small issues such as items allowed to be brought into the stadium according to the tournament's Organizing Committee's regulations./.

Trung Kien