Racist incident at the hockey match "Spartak" - "Medvescak"

January 13, 2016 in Moscow in Sokolniki at the match "Spartak" - "Medvescak" fans of "Spartak" threw two bananas on ice. In addition, from the stands there was a hoot at the address black hockey player "Medvescak" Edwin Hedberg.

January 13, 2016 in Moscow at the match of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) in Sokolniki "Spartak" - "Medvescak" (Zagreb) fans of "Spartak" threw two bananas on the ice. At the 35th minute after the game episode with the participation of black hockey player Edwin Hedberg, a hoot was heard from the stands.

After the match, the head coach of the team from Zagreb, Gordy Dwyer, said he was upset with the behavior of the fans. "Upset about throwing the banana, disappointed. Obviously, there is no place for this in sports," he said. Vice-President of Spartak, a member of the board of directors of the KHL, Valery Kamensky, said that punishment is meant for this, but which one needs to be clarified. For hockey cases are unusual, so they must be stopped immediately and seriously. Need to determine who did it and ban him from going to hockey games," the vice president said. He added that the club would apologize to Medvescak for this incident. “Since we are to blame for this issue, we must bring them. Naturally, we will react to this ugly incident, and the league will also react to this. We will try to find the culprits and punish them, up to not letting them into sports arenas.”

The head of Spartak's security service, Roman Morozov, noted that the bananas were thrown not from the fan sector, but "from the 10 sector. This is not a fan sector, but a family one, where tickets are distributed to sponsors as well. Now we are raising the video, we will conduct an investigation , we will find out how, in the current situation, a person got to the stadium, who gave him a ticket, or he went through an invitation." Spartak wants to force the perpetrator of the incident to pay a fine.

According to the press service of the KHL, the league considers any manifestations of racism during matches unacceptable. We will tighten measures to launch the stadium. "After clarification of all the circumstances of the incident, the KHL will take appropriate measures in accordance with the regulations," the press service said.

Sources

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• Hedberg faced racism in the match against Spartak for the first time in the KHL // R-Sport. 2016. January 13.
• Banana thrown by Spartak fans in KHL match disappointed Medvescak coach // R-Sport. 2016. January 13.
• Fan who threw bananas should be banned from attending KHL matches - Kamensky // R-Sport. 2016. January 14.
• HC "Spartak" will apologize to "Medvescak" for throwing bananas on the ice of the Sokolniki Sports Palace // ITAR-TASS. 2016. January 14.
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• HC "Spartak" intends to force a fan who threw bananas on the ice to pay a possible fine // ITAR-TASS. 2016. January 14.