{"id":14648,"date":"2026-11-08T17:14:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T17:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=14648"},"modified":"2026-11-08T17:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T17:14:04","slug":"fan-hospitalised-after-falling-through-stand-at-norwegian-football-match-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=14648","title":{"rendered":"Fan hospitalised after falling through stand at Norwegian football match | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A stand at the away end of Tromso\u2019s stadium gave way during a match against Bodo\/Glimt, causing fans to fall through.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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By <\/span>Reuters and The Associated Press<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Published On 8 Nov 2026<\/span>8 Nov 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Several fans were injured during a football match in Norway when a panel in the stand for travelling supporters gave way.<\/p>\n

Fans fell through the hole at Tromso\u2019s stadium and \u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060one was taken to hospital during their match against Bodo\/Glimt on Sunday, both clubs said.<\/p>\n

The top division game was stopped just before half-time when Bodo keeper Nikita Haikin called the referee\u2019s attention to the incident \u200c\u200c\u200c\u200cbehind the goal, where the away fans were standing in the pouring rain.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have had a serious incident in the away stand in connection with the game between TIL and Bodo\/Glimt. Preliminary information is that a person has fallen through the stands and is injured,\u201d Tromso said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cUp to five people fell through \u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060the stands and one was sent to hospital,\u201d \u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060Bodo press officer Simen Pedersen told the Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n

The statement gave no details about the injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe stood and bounced to a supporter song, then the floor gave way; \u2060 \u2060\u2060 \u2060it cracked in two in the row in front of us,\u201d Andrine Moen, a Bodo supporter who witnessed the accident, told local newspaper Verdens Gang (VG).<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were at least two \u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060people who fell through the floor, but \u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060we don\u2019t know how far they fell or how many fell in total,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Bodo fans were instructed to leave the away section, with Tromso fans asked \u200c\u200c\u200c\u200cto make space for them in other parts of the ground, VG reported.<\/p>\n

Following consultations between the two teams, the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF), supporters and the police, the game resumed and Bodo\u2019s Ola Brynhildsen scored \u200c\u200c\u200c\u200ctwice \u200c\u200c\u200c\u200cto send his side top of the Eliteserien table, ahead of Viking Stavanger on goal difference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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A stand at the away end of Tromso\u2019s stadium gave way during a match against Bodo\/Glimt, causing fans to fall through. By Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 8 Nov 20268 Nov 2026 Several fans were injured during a football match in Norway when a panel in the stand for travelling supporters gave way….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_templately_pack_id":"","_templately_imported_at":"","_templately_source":"","_templately_import_session_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-international-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t