DTV.com - World Cup Qualifying NewsBritonisea 3-2 Dreamplanet
What a mess Dreamplanet fans made, the Dreamplanetian fans make the Doportedas Olympic Stadium's roof collapse, not all fans got out ok, with 306 injuries and 13 deaths.
24th October 2015/24th October 2001 (Dreamplanet years)
The match didn't matter at the end because sadly, 7 Britonish fans and 6 Dreamplanetian fans died after a part of the roof collapsed on them. (Where they was pictured above)
Before the match things weren't ok as most Dreamplanet and Britonisea's fans just went to cheer and talk about WV, but some fans actually got
into a fist fight right after the final whistle had gone, during the interview, Dreamplanet's manager said: "Things like that make you forget the game, now i can't remember if we did well or not, all i remember was seeing the roof come down, the ambulances coming over, and this was all after the final whistle, Dreamplanetian fans were never this bad, maybe it was a backlash of the 2-6 game."
Luis Silva was interviewed and he was upset and crying; "You know, these things don't need to happen, we're 2 very happy countries with togetherness that might be shattered, this didn't need to happen."
A visibly shocked Filipe Vaz famously quoted "It's the darkest hour in Dreamplanetian football, this shouldn't have happened, 95% of people here didn't care about the initial 2-6 loss, but the 5% did, which ruined the what has been a good/bad day".
The Dreamplanet FA has commented on social media, saying "The #BRIDRE match was a absolute disaster, this was a bad incident which we hope will never happen again."
Dreamplanet host Barunia next but the stadium will be empty as many people (including the DFA) have said that they did not want to go to the stadium in respect of this incident.
There was controversy before when Jorge Cardozo scored the Dreamplanetian goal at 43' minutes using his hand. (Seen above)
About the handball goal, Jorge Cardozo commented "Well, it wasn't nice, but when i saw the ball go at that angle i was sure it was not going in, so i decided to punch it in just to make sure, and it was given, a goal is a goal."
The controversy caused a
fight between players and Zé André got sent off. Zé André punched Britonish Player Roberto Chick, and then got joined by Aaron Hungar and others, Aaron Hungar got a yellow card, in the Britonish side of the fight, Roberto Chick got a yellow card for kicking Zé André in a retaliation attempt and Rixton Bale got a yellow card for having a all out fist fight with Jorge Cardozo which then got even bigger and everyone got involved but Luis Silva, Drake Conahey, Mark Fernandez and Noah Richards. Fans spilled on to the pitch to get involved aswell. The fight was 5 minutes long and
the match had to be delayed so that it could break up the fight which could've intensified.
The match was not abandoned but was called as a early half-time. In the tunnel the fights continued but they were shortlived as both teams went later into the changing rooms for half time, the second half was also pretty heated but not many yellow cards from there on, a few mini-fights on the stands happened, but nothing that disrupted the actual match. It was surprising how the match was not abandoned even though there was a fight. (The roof incident happened after the final whistle went.)
Other controversies cued as the match was interrupted for a flare attack on the Britonish Goalkeeper, we did not hear what he said about the flare because we were leaving the stadium for security reasons while the Britonish players were being asked questions by the media.
About the flare incident, the Dreamplanet FA said also on social media: "#BRIDRE; Dreamplanetian fans normally don't carry flares but maybe this time they did as revenge for the 2-6 game, once again this was not meant to happen, we are terribly sorry of this darkest hour of football."
The flares were uncontrolled by fans of the Dreamplanetian side, major damages was done as some walls got burned and the roof was almost to fully collapse, but by then the fire was controlled and the fans were evacuated, still not quick enough for the 319 fans which got injured and the 13 which died.
Fortunately for Britonisea this was the last match the stadium hosts, as in Matchday 1 they had a draw with The Sarian.
The part which was most damaged was the away side and the home side, with away side having many chairs burnt and the home side having a broken roof which was caused by one of the fireworks (how a fan was able to carry them to the stadium is another question) which was set off by accident and exploded on impact with the roof.
Game Stats:
Score: Dreamplanet 2-3 Britonisea
Possesion: 41% - 59%
Shots: - 13 - 29
Goal Scorers: - Luis Silva (17') Jorge Cardozo (41') - Mark Fernandez (57,61) Noah Richards (79')
Yellow Cards: - Jorge Cardozo (43') Aaron Hungar (43') Filipe Vaz (53') Jorge Cardozo (57') 4-2 Roberto Chick (43') Rixton Bale (44')
Red Cards: Zé André
(43') Jorge Cardozo
(57') 2-0
We are not sure if this will damage WV relations between Dreamplanet and Britonisea but the voting will most likely take a hit and that could mean that points are cut down from what they would normally be. The WV Final is on the 16th November, which is only 23 days of distance.
In speaking of WorldVision, the song has been changed to a unconfirmed song but sources say that it will be sung by Jorge Paulista who lost his wife and 2 children in the roof collapse.
DTV 1 or DTV News viewers saw this:
This was a interview on people and where they were when they watched what happened:
Interview 1: Fransisco Gomez
"I was in the pub with my friends and others cheering on Dreamplanet and we were blown away on how the match went so badly, we didn't see the initial 2-6 game, so we had no idea what they were arguing about, but that handball goal + fight in the 43 minutes was intense. I was not expecting that, out of the blue a major punch out happens and the game gets called off for a early half time. But the stadium collapse was just as bad, no one saw that coming, and i'm not even sure who started it, maybe faulty repairs was the real culprit here..."
Interview 2: Igor Silva (Dreamplanet FA Owner)
"We were at the stadium, then suddenly all we see is debris raining down, and we all thought "Is this place collapsing?" i even sent out a Tweeter post saying "We have no idea what's going on, but we see debris..." later i removed that post because when i got out as we got told to evacuate the stadium i saw the fire, the ambulances, the shocked players and fans, and then i saw the main culprit, the broken roof... I never saw anything like that..."
Interview 3: Filipe Vaz (Dreamplanet Goalkeeper)
"It wasn't a nice game, it really wasn't. But that fist fight was really with justice, Jorge Cardozo scored a handball and the Referee didn't see it, but i remember defending a last minute corner, i looked up when the final whistle went, and i saw a explosion on the roof, i told the fellow defenders: "The roof is not going to last any more..." And it was true... eventually the roof did break down. And the rest was heartbreaking."
Interview 4: Rodrigo Dos Santos
"It was horrible, and it could've been avoided, the flare went off accidentally and what happened next was a total tragedy, the seats were on fire (Yeah that was our fault) and alot of more people could've died, and we were lucky that the whole stadium did not collapse. If it did, Dreamplanet and Britonisea would have a HUGE problem in their hands. I saw the ambulances and the helicopters, and it was a horrible experience, this whole thing was expected but no one ever expected that some-one would die in this game, both sets of fans were hugely supportive no matter the result, and Dreamplanet (obviously) had unfinished business with Britonisea, i know there was fights before the match, but those fans did not get in the stadium, this has to go under serious investigation by Britonisea and Dreamplanet, as a Dreamplanet supporter i really do think that we did not mean this to happen, this is not Dreamplanetian football..."