![]() ![]() Cuenca was then attacked by the police and brutally assaulted. The incident occurred at the Estadio Nacional in Lima, Peru, during an Olympic qualifying match between Peru and Argentina.Ī decision taken by the referee incensed Peruvian fans, with one of them running on to the pitch, attempting to punch the referee before being stopped by police and removed from the field of play.Īnother home fan called Edilberto Cuenca also ran onto the pitch to express his disappointment with the referee’s decision. Let us look at some of the worst football-related disasters in the past.įifty-eight years ago, the world’s worst stadium disaster took place in the Peruvian capital of Lima. ![]() This isn’t the first time that a tragedy has marred a football event. “The football world is in a state of shock following the tragic incidents that have taken place in Indonesia at the end of the match between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya at the Kanjuruhan Stadium.” – FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Reacting to the tragedy, the president of FIFA, the world’s governing football body, said it “a dark day for all involved in football and a tragedy beyond comprehension.” ![]() President Joko Widodo has ordered that all matches in Indonesia’s top league must be stopped until an investigation has been carried out. That’s what shocked me, didn’t they think about kids, women?”Īlso read: What went wrong at Indonesia’s football match? I don’t know what the issue was, they suddenly fired tear gas. Nothing was happening, there was no riot. One of the survivors told news agency AFP, “Officers fired tear gas, and automatically people were rushing to come out, pushing each other and it caused many victims. Two police officers were also among the dead, he said, adding that the crush occurred when fans fled for an exit gate. Supporters from the losing team “invaded” the pitch and the police fired tear gas, triggering a fan crush that to cases of suffocation, East Java police chief Nico Afinta said during a press conference following the event. At least 125 people were killed and dozens more were injured in a riot and a stampede during an Indonesian league soccer match in the city of Malang in East Java.Īccording to the police, the tragedy took place when supporters of Arema FC and rival Persebaya Surabaya, two of Indonesia’s biggest soccer teams, clashed in the stands after home team Arema FC was defeated 3-2 at a match in the city of Malang in East Java. A football match in Indonesia turned into one of the world’s deadliest stadium disasters of all time on Saturday. ![]()
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