Unprecedented: MAT men refuse to go to Avenue for PAO-Maccabi Haifa match – finally they believe

In an unprecedented reaction, the men of the MAT swung into action as a sign of anger and outrage at the injury of their colleague by an Olympiakos hooligan.

The teams, which were about to take positions outside the Alexandra Avenue Stadium for the match against Maccabi Haifa, stopped at the intersection of Alexandra and Kifisia, refusing to enter the stadium to preserve order during the football match. In fact, after some time, they were ordered to their headquarters in Gaudi.

MAT men were hoping to go to the stadium, where the match would normally be under police protection

Despite everything, around 18:00 MAT’s men were expected to attend the stadium so that the match would normally have police protection.

800 Israeli fans are expected to be at the stadium, while Panathinaikos fans showed their support for Palestine in the Middle East with banners and flags.

Watch video of Maccabi moving onto Haifa Avenue, accompanied by heavy police forces:

Problem with cathaki

Katehagi was troubled by the decision of the police officers, a total of six MAT teams, in the context of specific measures to host the match “Apostolos Nikolaidis” at the Panathinaikos Stadium on Alexandras Avenue.

This decision made an impression because, according to competent sources, in the afternoon, a meeting of the political and physical leadership of the Ministry of Civil Defense took place in a good atmosphere with representatives of the aforementioned service and other services. .

Panathinaikos: “High risk competition for UEFA, PAE will take legal action against those who harm the team”

PAE Panathinaikos in an official announcement called on the team’s fans to be very careful about their behavior in tonight’s match against Maccabi Haifa at “Apostolos Nikolaidis”.

The “greens” competition is classified as “high risk” by UEFA, which will be more careful in the case of illegal behavior, while the PAE will “… take legal action against those found to be damaging. The group with their behavior ».

Detailed announcement of PAE Panathinaikos:

Friends of Panathinayakos,

Tonight, our team plays a decisive game in the group stage of the Europa League against the Israeli Maccabi Haifa, which they welcome at 7.45 pm at “Apostolos Nicolaidis”. A match that takes us to European Reserves and next February!

To achieve the desired result and qualification, we need your support! But beware: tonight’s match has been classified as high risk by UEFA, which is why there is a security observer from the European confederation. In addition, the uniqueness of the match due to the opponent brings additional security measures from the Greek police. This means that, on the one hand, the controls will be thorough and therefore time-consuming, and on the other hand, the behavior of the fans in the “Apostolos Nikolaidis” arena will be under constant surveillance.

Smoke generators, flares, firecrackers, banners with political messages and lasers are strictly prohibited inside the stadium. Also, loitering and inappropriate behavior on the inner stairwells of the doors are prohibited and endanger our team!

For all of the above, UEFA is very strict and in the case of offences, punishment for our team is very possible. It should be pointed out that PAE will take strict measures to protect the interests of the club and take legal action against those who cause damage to the team by their conduct.

Regarding regular attendance of fans at the stadium, the following is announced:

– The gates of the stadium will open three hours before the start of the match, i.e. at 16:45.
– Gates 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 located on Soha Street will be closed from 18:00 to 18:45 for security reasons.
-After the match, sports fans at gates 8,9,10,11,12 will leave the pedestrian street of Philemonos.
-According to the decision of the Greek government, the physical control of fans entering the stadium gates will now be carried out by the Greek police.
– To avoid overcrowding and manage fans arriving at the stadium more effectively, six (6) pre-checkpoints will be operational to check tickets and IDs.

In detail, the pre-tests are as follows:

Pre-Check 1
Streets: Armadolon and Clapton & Panathinaikos

Pre-verification 2
Streets: Filimonos & Socha

Pre-verification 3
Streets: Socha & B. Kiriako (in Socha)

Pre-verification 4
Streets: P. Kyriakou & Tsocha (on P. Kyriakou)

Pre-verification 5
Streets: P. Kyriakou & L. Alexandras

Pre-verification 6
Streets: Panathinaiko & L. Alexandras

Specifically:

Ticket holders of gates 13-14 will have exclusive access to pre-tests 1 & 6.
Ticket holders of gates 8-9-10-11-12 will proceed to 2 & 3 pre-checks.
-Gate 7 ticket holders will go through Pre-Check 4, while Pre-Check 5 will be closed from 17:00 to 18:00.
– Regarding gates 1-2-3-3B-5, control of fans will be done exclusively at the gates.

Panathinaikos can enjoy many more beautiful European nights with you. To live up to our club as the leading representative of Greece in European competitions, on the best nights at our headquarters, we must all protect our home. Let’s all go together!