At the international match between Austria and Croatia in Vienna, there were riots in the stands. WEGA had to move out.
Austria’s national football team no longer plays in the concert of the big ones and is relegated from Nations League Group 1. A sealed the relegation from the top group of the Nations League on Sunday. The 45,700 spectators saw a game with chances for both sides. But off the field, shreds flew – Croatian fans even attacked each other.
Nazi slogans and abusive songs triggered WEGA action
In the middle of the second half, there was a sudden uproar in Sector A of Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium: a few hooligans chanted homophobic songs of abuse against the Croatian association. A banner is said to have caused a stir.
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The camel’s back, however, brought right-wing slogans. Several spectators then threw bottles and coins at the few rowdies. Several forces from the WEGA and operations unit of the Vienna State Police also intervened in the course of this and also used violence: some fans showed themselves unreasonable and were literally beaten out of the stadium with batons.
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Police speak of 150 “risk fans”
On request from “Today” the press office of the Vienna police confirmed the operation. The majority of Croatian fans behaved in an exemplary manner during the Nations League game, according to spokesman Christopher Verhnjak. But among the thousands of “fiery ones” (in Croatian: “Vatreni”), around 150 chaotic people mingled.
The police forces kept a particularly close eye on them, because: “Even before the game, these so-called risk fans in the inner city area were not well noticed.” In fact, entire garbage dumps in the city of Vienna caused a stir before the kick-off. Also about the behavior of some fans.
In the stadium, “Risk Fans” gathered in one sector, set off pyrotechnics and chanted insulting and right-wing slogans during the game. In the course of the second half, not only did the alcohol level seem to increase, but also the degree of aggressiveness: cups were thrown and threatening gestures followed.
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Fans thrown out “to protect peaceful fans and families”.
“When there were first direct clashes with peaceful fans and there were also families with children in the sector concerned, it was no longer acceptable for the police to leave these aggressors in the stadium. To protect the peaceful fans and families,” said the police spokesman.
The only logical consequence was that the police officers managed to get the group out of the sector and then out of the stadium thanks to the forces of WEGA and the Vienna Task Force and with massive resistance from the hooligans.
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