The match was stopped for over an hour due to a row between a large number of the clubs’ supporters earlier this evening. At 18:09, Stjernen Hockey’s general manager Anders Åsle told news that the hall will be completely emptied, and that the rest of the match will be played in front of empty stands. It was relatively calm then, according to Åsle. It was far from that, an hour earlier. About an hour after the noise started, Stjernen Hockey’s general manager Anders Åsle says that it is relatively calm in and around the hall. Photo: Martin Tangen Schmidt/news The police moved out with ten units, and reported around 5.40pm that they had control of the moods. The work to send the away supporters home to Oslo was then underway. Started in the break The brawl is said to have started in the break after the match’s first period with the score 1-1. The police district wrote on X/Twitter that fireworks have been set off inside the hall, which has led to fights between the supporters. – The message to the police initially was that Vålerenga supporters may have started this. But whether that is true or not, we have not received confirmation. We have to get back to that, says operations manager Ronny Samuelsen in the East police district. Three people were registered with injuries during the evening, say the police. One person was sent to Østfold Hospital in Kalnes after a fall on the ice, two others were treated by health personnel on the spot after being punched and kicked. – The local police will follow up on this tomorrow, says Samuelsen. According to Fredriksstad Blad, one of the guards in the hall has also been sent to the emergency room for a check-up with a cut above his eye. – A risky match Ice hockey president Tage Pettersen is awaiting reports from the association’s delegate at the match, and statements from both clubs involved. Photo: Kenneth Myhre / Norwegian Ice Hockey Association – Our delegate says that nothing was fired inside, but only time will tell, says ice hockey president Tage Pettersen. He adds that this is something that the Ice Hockey Association naturally takes very seriously and follows up on. – We will receive a report tonight or tomorrow from our delegate, and then of course both clubs will make a statement about this. This was defined as a risky match given the history between the clubs’ supporters. – So there was both extra staffing and security, but this probably took longer than most had feared. Violent scenes outside Stjernehallen. Photo: EMERGENCY NEWS
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