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The guest sector in Geneva goes up in flames.
Ugo Curty
The noise is deafening. The rockets fired from the Valais fan sector fly into the Geneva sky. Some even bounce off the roof and fall toward the lawn. Several families nearby pack up and leave. The stewards call the Samaritans.
The referee is forced to interrupt the Rhone derby between Servette and Sion (between the 76th and 80th minute). After a firework display, the Sion fans set off a crazy series of smoke bombs, the smoke covering the entire stadium. The Geneva fans also ignite pyrotechnic objects. However, the dominance of FC Sion in this respect (and only in this respect) is undisputed.
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Constantine’s reaction
A total of four game interruptions were noted in referee Urs Schnyder’s report. The league was awaiting yet another report Monday morning: that of the safety delegate. After that, the Commission of Experts or, if the incidents are considered serious enough, the Disciplinary Commission could launch an investigation.
Christian Constantin, who was present at the Geneva stadium, told Blick on Monday: “When I saw the rockets, I mainly hoped that nothing would break. Since I’ve been running the club, there have been problems with the fans and there always will be.”
How could that change? Constantine gives hope. “Tougher legal sanctions are needed for the perpetrators and stadiums that are better equipped in terms of security. For example with powder detectors.»
Precedents in home and away games
It is not the first time that the Sion trailers have attracted negative attention. In March 2022, they completely destroyed the toilets in Wankdorf in Bern. Even the sinks had been reduced to rubble.
Fireworks have also been set off this season when the Valais traveled to Winterthur in October. At that time, the rockets were fired more vertically.
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The Sitten team also made a negative impression in home games, be it against Servette after the Valais team saved the point in extremis at the end of July, or against St. Gallen after the historic defeat (2:7).
The same scenario repeated itself every time: a dozen ultras provoked the guest block and ignited some smoke bombs on the way there. The security forces seemed to be systematically overwhelmed.
Last November, smoke bombs were thrown in the direction of the St. Gallen Kops in the tourbillon.
Last fall, the league opened a procedure and made a statement in a communiqué. “The SFL strongly condemns such acts and expects in particular that the perpetrators will be identified and banned from the stadium,” it said. The incidents on Sunday in Geneva will probably also have an impact.
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