– I think it is complete idiocy and pointless. If you’re going to be admitted to a match, you have to show your face, says news’s football expert Carl-Erik Torp. Haugesund football club welcomed neighbors Viking on Saturday. The team from Stavanger won 2-0, but it was something completely different from the result that attracted the most attention. The atmosphere is usually at its best when these two teams meet. It was also on Saturday, but some supporters wearing Finnish caps caused a ruckus. – You manage to create a good mood and impression without having to hide your face, says Torp. news’s football expert Carl-Erik Torp. Photo: Annika Byrde / NTB During the match, some supporters in the away stand climbed up the railing where there are apartments. Supporters from both teams ended up in a scuffle up on the balcony above the stands. In the pictures, you can see that one of the supporters is wearing a Finnish cap. – Møkk lei In the regulations of the Norwegian Football Association, it is forbidden to use Finnish caps or similar garments to cover the face during matches. The chairman of Viking says he is sick and tired of the few supporters who mask themselves being the talk of the town after the match. – We played a great match. Football culture must be celebrated and not demonised, says Roar Åkerlund. He says the club is solving the situation with the masking internally. Need to improve security General manager of Haugesund football club, Martin Fauskanger, says it is foolish that people have to wear masks. – Our stadium regulations state that it is not allowed. We have never been bothered by this until now, he says. General manager of FK Haugesund, Martin Fauskanger. Photo: Gisle Jørgensen / news The club has received criticism that the security in the stands is too poor. – We have to take some security measures. We have been in dialogue with the condominium and have asked for a statement, says Fauskanger. news has heard from other elite league clubs whether they notice that their supporters are masking themselves. Rosenborg: – There are some people who take them with them to matches. It is not a new phenomenon. But if someone brings masks, we will take them from them at check-in, says general manager Tore Berdal. Fire: – It hasn’t been a big problem for us. It is used in conjunction with pyrotechnics, and we haven’t had that much this year, says general manager Christian Kalvenes. Molde: – We have seen that the away supporters have masked themselves during matches, says general manager Øystein Neerland. Above the away stand (pictured) there is an apartment complex. Here, some supporters climbed up during the match. Photo: NTB – Must be removed from the stands Football expert Torp believes that it must be cracked down on if supporters wear masks. – They must be removed from the stands and told to take off their masks, he says. He receives support from Viking blogger Ingve Bøe in Stavanger Aftenblad: – This does not belong on a football field. If you mask yourself, you’re probably doing things you’re basically not allowed to do, he says. – I understand Ole Kristian Sandvik is spokesman for the Norwegian Supporters’ Alliance. He disagrees with Bøe. – I don’t think anyone is planning anything criminal when they use this, he says. Ole Kristian Sandvik in the Norwegian Supporters’ Alliance. Photo: Oda Scheel The reason is that they do not want to be banned from their clubs in connection with the use of pyro during matches, he says. – I understand that supporters wear masks. I understand that people react, but it is because they do not want to be identified, says Sandvik in the supporters’ alliance.
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