​The gendarmerie of the capital reacted on Tuesday after the ultras showed upt message “Kosovo is Serbia” at the National Arena during the match between the national team of Romania and Kosovo, forcing the match to be temporarily stopped, saying that the responsibility lies with the organizers. At the same time, she reported that checks are being conducted to identify persons who committed anti-social acts.

• “We emphasize that in accordance with the provisions of Clause a) Clause 2 of Article 10 of Law No. 4 of 2008 on the prevention and fight against violence during sports competitions and games, as amended and supplemented, the responsibility for conducting control of people and their luggage, to prevent the introduction of prohibited objects, materials or messages into the stadium, it is up to the organizer of the sports game,” the General Directorate of the Gendarmerie of the Municipality of Bucharest said, according to Agerpres.

On Tuesday night, according to the quoted source, during the football match several members of the self-styled ultras faction used banned pyrotechnic materials, insulted the guests, displayed a banner reading “Kosovo je Serbija” and chanted the same. message.

• “After these actions, the referee decided to interrupt the match for an indefinite period, the relevant decisions will be taken. The representatives of the authorities involved in the organization and holding of the sports event held negotiations with the home fans to bring them to a distance. themselves from these illegal actions, and the game was resumed , being imposed by officials on the condition that this illegal behavior ceases. If the fans refuse to comply with this, the referees will decide on the conduct of the football game, there is a risk of losing it on the green table,” reports the Gendarmerie of the capital.

The match between the national team of Romania and the team of Kosovo was interrupted after a minute. UEFA EURO 2024 qualifiers resumed after a more than 40-minute break after a 0-0 draw on May 18 due to demonstrations by Romanian fans at the National Arena in Bucharest on Tuesday night.

Fans added min. 18 with torches behind Kosovar Ariyanet Muric’s goal, so French referee Willy Delajod decided to stop the game.

The fans threw firecrackers and unfurled the banner “Bessarabia is Romania, Kosovo is Serbia”, which they did not give up, despite the fact that Janis Hagi and Nikolae Stancu went to talk to the fans.

They also called on the sound system to make the audience behave in a civilized manner.

Three more minutes later, the referee sent the teams to the locker room.

UEFA announced on its website that the match was “suspended due to discriminatory behavior by fans”.

The teams returned to the field and after a ten-minute warm-up, the game resumed.