200 1 the whole story of the tragedy of fans at Ellis park stadium

200 1 April 16. In the match between Pirates and Chiefs, two famous football teams in South Africa, the number of tickets sold by the organizers greatly exceeded the maximum capacity of the stadium, which led to chaos inside and outside the stadium, and nearly 50 fans were trampled to death.

Although it was an away game, the Emirates scored a goal first in the first half. After the re-kick-off, the atmosphere in the stadium suddenly warmed up, and the fans of the home team began to get too excited, and some threw things into the stadium. Before the end of the first half 10 minutes, the pirates pulled back a goal and the scores of the two teams were 1 ratio 1.

The news of the home team's goal spread outside the stadium through the loudspeaker, and the fans of the home team immediately boiled. Fans rushed to the entrance crazily. The entrance to the west stand is the most concentrated place for fans, with tens of thousands of people. So many people gathered into a huge force and attacked the iron gate together. Some fans even climbed the iron gate and prepared to jump into the stadium. The police once fired tear gas. Just then, the iron gate crashed with a clash, and the fans who rushed in front were caught off guard and fell on the iron gate. People clearly know that someone is lying on the ground, but they can't stop. They can only step on the person in front and continue to pour into the stadium. The accident caused 47 deaths and 160 injuries. This day has also become the darkest day in the history of South African football.