Image: Volker Weihbold
It’s not just the fans who are eagerly awaiting the Linz derby on Sunday: the Linz city police have also already made preparations for the match day. “We will bring the supporters of both clubs to the stadium from different sides in order to avoid conflicts,” says city police commander Karl Pogutter.
Given the location of the new Blue and White Stadium on the Danube, this is not easy: the Blue and White fans have registered a meeting on the north bank of the Danube. From there they will move across the new railway bridge to the stadium. The LASK fans should make a pilgrimage to the venue from the south.
Stumbling block tobacco factory
A possible point of conflict is the tobacco factory, which is located on the route of the LASK supporters to the stadium: there is a regular bar for Blue and White fans. “But we agreed with them that everyone would be gone by midday,” says Pogutter – in time for kick-off at 2:30 p.m.
With this strategy, the police probably want to avoid a repeat of scenes from the end of October: Before a Bundesliga game between Blau-Weiß and Austria Lustenau, there was a mass brawl between 50 people on the Donaulände. One of those involved suffered a concussion, another ended up in the Danube.
Pogutter sees the police well prepared: “We try to ensure that there are as few opportunities for conflict as possible. If some fans plan a fight in advance at a third location, we don’t find out about it. Then we have to pacify it spontaneously.”
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