The Viole (fan group) broke their silence: Pyrotechnics are internally prohibited, and they regret and strongly condemn the individual’s actions.
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Less than 24 hours after the unfortunate events in Fazanerija, the fan group Viole has finally responded. Supporters of Maribor have strongly condemned what happened in Murska Sobota, attributing the blame to a irresponsible individual who will also face internal sanctions.
Viole fan group statement on Facebook:
About an hour after an excellent atmosphere and great performance by our team during Sunday’s match in Murska Sobota, a very unfortunate incident occurred. Viole strongly oppose “cannon shots” and other similar pyrotechnic devices with explosive effects!
Due to the incident during the 2010 derby when one of the fans lost fingers, we started warning our members not to use such pyrotechnics. The new injury in 2016 only confirmed our theory, and we officially banned them as a fan group since 2017 when a piece of the seat hit our member in the eye due to an explosion.
Since then, this type of pyrotechnics is unwanted and internally prohibited among us.
We regret and strongly condemn the individual’s actions since no pyrotechnic device of similar effect was used until the 57th minute.
It is extremely unfair to condemn the entire fan group or the club for the incident that happened on Sunday, undoubtedly caused by one irresponsible individual.
When we recognized the situation, we immediately, voluntarily, without complications and additional tension, left the stadium as requested by the organizer.
If it turns out that the object was thrown from our sector and if the individual is identified, we will take appropriate action in accordance with the decision within the group. As mentioned, we are absolutely against explosive devices at sports events.
If it is revealed that it was the actions of an individual from our group, we would like to apologize to all the injured parties and others present at this match, and we believe that something like this will never happen again.
AGAINST FIRECRACKERS IN STADIUMS!
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Author: editorial Football Planet