Before the match SLNA – Hanoi T&T: Fake tickets appeared, ticket scalpers complained of losses

(Baonghean.vn) - Near the time of the key match between SLNA and Hanoi T&T, although the organizers had no more tickets to sell, the black market was very gloomy. Tickets were sold at original price by brokers but very few people bought them.

At 4 p.m., holding a stack of tickets in her hand, a middle-aged woman walked around Vinh Stadium to solicit spectators. What was special was that although the ticket was very hot, this person only sold it at the original price of the publisher, stands B, C, D cost from 10-20 thousand VND, stand A3 cost 50 thousand VND, but very few spectators opened their wallets to buy. In the same situation, many other ticket brokers also covered their faces, brought a whole stack of tickets to solicit at the original price but no one bought them.

This woman holds a stack of tickets in her hand and is offering them at full price, but very few people buy them.

In the stands, the organizers repeatedly reminded the security forces to increase control because many people had used fake tickets to enter the stadium. The organizers reminded that real tickets are those with the red embossed stamp of the organizers inside, other types of tickets are fake. The organizers' reminders also made many spectators give up the idea of ​​buying black market tickets, making the touts shake their heads in dismay. "Yesterday, my family took turns lining up and bought nearly 10 pairs of tickets, intending to hide them and sell them for a good price today, but it didn't work out, now we're trying to get our money back," a woman wearing a mask confided while selling tickets.

Previously, on August 10 and the morning of August 11, Vinh city residents were in a frenzy over tickets. Thousands of people lined up in the hot sun but could not find tickets to watch the big match because the organizers announced that all tickets were sold out. However, in addition to the black market, touts still owned many tickets in the stands, asking for 10-15 times the price whenever there was an interested customer.

Lieutenant Colonel Ngo Sy Son used a loudspeaker to urge security forces to closely check the entrances and exits.

If the ticket issue suddenly cools down close to match time, the security issue continues to heat up. The organizing committee is using sniffer dogs to patrol around the stadium to promptly detect and handle incidents.

Lieutenant Colonel Ngo Sy Son,Deputy Chief of Vinh City Police, Head of Vinh Stadium Security Departmentdirectly using loudspeakers to urge the forces on duty at the stadium gates to absolutely not allow spectators to bring foreign objects into the stadium. At the corner of stands C and D, where spectators often use ladders to climb over the fence into the stadium, a dense security force was deployed with a warning "Dangerous area, no climbing in any form".

The organizers used police dogs to patrol the field before the match took place.

Lieutenant Colonel Son said that there were about 400 away fans from the capital coming to watch the big match. The organizers arranged the fans at gate A5 and had security forces accompanying them.

Nguyen Khoa