Hajduk Split refuse to play Derby Match vs Dinamo Zagreb

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Croatia’s biggest football derby was scrapped on Saturday as visiting Hajduk Split refused to play against champions and league leaders Dinamo Zagreb after their fans were banned from entering Maksimir Stadium.

“The match will not be played and the club will release an official statement on Sunday,” Hajduk said on their official website. “The players have left the stadium and will head back to Split.”

Croatian media said around 50 of the 1,000 Hajduk fans who made the trip from the Adriatic coast were blacklisted as troublemakers and barred from entering the stadium, prompting the other fans to sympathise with them and boycott the match. Hajduk’s players followed suit and, in line with the regulations, the officials called the match off 15 minutes after Dinamo’s players came out of their dressing room.

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Apparently the people black listed, had not been by the police but by Dinamo Zagreb. Thats bullshite, I say well done by the players. Shows a real connection between the players and fans.