{"id":295591,"date":"2023-11-19T16:24:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T16:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=295591"},"modified":"2023-11-19T16:24:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T16:24:14","slug":"swedish-football-fan-shares-moment-with-man-uniteds-victor-lindelof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/swedish-football-fan-shares-moment-with-man-uniteds-victor-lindelof\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish football fan shares moment with Man United&apos;s Victor Lindelof"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Sweden fan who was caught in Brussels terror attack shares emotional moment with Man United&#8217;s Victor Lindelof after travelling to Azerbaijan for Euro 2024 qualifier<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Supporter was caught up in recent terror attack in Belgium in last qualifier<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Emil Forsberg and Victor Lindelof offered their support after game in Baku<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>England will struggle to win a trophy with Kalvin Phillips &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Swedish football fan who was caught up in the terror attack in Belgium last month was greeted by national team players after yesterday&#8217;s Euro 2024 qualifier in Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<p>The supporter known as &#8216;Lisen&#8217; made the journey to Baku just weeks after the incident that saw Swedish fans targeted by a gunman in Brussels.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage shows that Lisen was picked out in the crowd by RB Leipzig midfielder Emil Forsberg before Victor Lindelof also came over to offer his support.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two people were shot dead on that October night as supporters at the King Badouin Stadium were kept locked in until 4am while Police dealt with the situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The man suspected of the attack was shot dead by police the following day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/14\/77988079-12767695-image-a-66_1700404580764.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Victor Lindelof could be seen greeting a Sweden fan following the Euro 2024 qualifier in Baku<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/14\/77988077-12767695-image-a-67_1700404584944.jpg\" height=\"389\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Many Sweden fans still made the trip to Azerbaijan despite the distressing nature of their recent qualifier in Brussels<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The qualifier between Belgium and Sweden was abandoned at half-time with the score level at 1-1.<\/p>\n<p><span>Belgian FA CEO Manu Leroy revealed news of the attack filtered through before the game, but it was allowed to kick-off after police and security services had been consulted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ten minutes before the match, reports started coming in about what had happened around the stadium,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In consultation with the security and order services, it was then announced whether we could start the match.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Leroy also explained the decision to abandon the game was taken after Lindelof communicated that Sweden&#8217;s players did not want to play the second half.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;After the first half, the captain of Sweden announced that they did not want to start the second half,&#8217; Leroy added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Then it was important to discuss with the police how we could best evacuate the stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The decision was made at the highest level at 11.45 pm.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Stand by stand we looked at how we could best lead the people out. The Swedish fans received a police escort, the players left under police escort to the airport to fly back to their home country.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sweden head coach Janne Andersson revealed to reporters that he and his team were determined not to play out of respect for the victims.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/14\/76645181-12767695-The_Euro_2024_qualifier_in_Brussels_was_abandoned_at_half_time_w-a-69_1700404856100.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Euro 2024 qualifier in Brussels was abandoned at half-time with the score at 1-1<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/14\/76630461-12767695-Terrified_Belgian_and_Swedish_supporters_were_locked_inside_the_-a-68_1700404820426.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Terrified Belgian and Swedish supporters were locked inside the\u00a0King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on October 16 after two fans were shot dead. The match was abandoned at half-time<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/14\/76645015-12767695-Sweden_manager_Janne_Anderson_middle_spoke_to_the_media_shortly_-a-70_1700404869408.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sweden manager Janne Anderson (middle) spoke to the media shortly after the game was abandoned<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When I came down for the break, I got this information,&#8217; he said. &#8216;Immediately, I felt that it was completely unreal. What kind of world do we live in today?<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I came into the locker room and when the team started talking we agreed 100 per cent that we didn&#8217;t want to play on out of respect for the victims and their families.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the obvious concern that many fans would have felt heading into this latest round of qualification matches, Lisen and others still travelled to Baku for Thursday&#8217;s qualifier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sweden knew before the game that they had no chance of securing an automatic qualification spot for Euro 2024, and they went on to lose 3-0 as Azerbaijan moved level on points with them in Group F.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12767695\/Sweden-Man-United-Victor-Lindelof-Azerbaijan-Euro-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Sweden fan who was caught in Brussels terror attack shares emotional moment with Man United&#8217;s Victor Lindelof after travelling to Azerbaijan for Euro 2024 qualifier <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/swedish-football-fan-shares-moment-with-man-uniteds-victor-lindelof\/\" title=\"Swedish football fan shares moment with Man United&amp;apos;s Victor Lindelof\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295590,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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