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11/08 10:14 CST Stand gives way during Norwegian soccer game, sending
Bodo/Glimt fans plunging to ground below
Stand gives way during Norwegian soccer game, sending Bodo/Glimt fans plunging
to ground below
TROMS, Norway (AP) --- A Norwegian top-tier soccer match between Arctic Circle
club Tromso and Bodo/Glimt was interrupted Sunday when a panel in the away
fans' stand gave way.
Norwegian broadcaster NRK said several Bodo/Glimt supporters fell through with
four receiving medical attention and one of them hospitalized.
The Eliteserien game at Tromso's stadium in northern Norway later resumed.
"We have had a serious incident in the away section during the match," Tromso
said in a statement. "Preliminary information indicates that a person has
fallen through the stands and sustained injuries."
The statement gave no detail over the injuries.
NRK reported that the incident occurred in the 41st minute of the game. It was
raining heavily at the time.
Bodo/Glimt goalkeeper Nikita Haikin called referee Ola Hobber Nilsen's
attention to the incident and the game was stopped. It resumed after
consultations with the Norwegian Football Federation, Bodo/Glimt, supporters,
the police, and matchday staff.
Bodo/Glimt is playing in the Champions League this season.
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