Cardiff player injured by falling advertising screen against Swansea
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A Cardiff player injured his leg when an advertising screen fell on him amid pressure from fans as the team celebrated a goal in a Welsh derby at Swansea in the Second Division of English football.
The incident came a day after two West Ham players had to pull a ball boy from under a collapsed advertising screen during a goal celebration at a Premier League match at Crystal Palace, prompting Cardiff assistant manager Omer Riza to question whether there was adequate security at Sunday’s match.
Ollie Tanner had to have a cut on his leg treated after setting up the equaliser in a 1-1 draw. However, he was injured during the subsequent equaliser celebration when Cardiff fans rushed the players behind the goal and the advertising screens collapsed.
You look around and say, ‘Should we have more security around the pitch?’ So fans can’t come up to the advertising hoardings,” Riza said. “That’s a big hoarding that fell there and Ollie has a big gash in his leg. … He’s OK, he kept going and kept going, but he had to leave the pitch for 30 seconds and that could have hurt us in that period.
Swansea manager Luke Williams said every team must review safety measures around the pitch following last weekend’s events.
It’s something that safety officials at all clubs need to look at, because there was an incident at the West Ham game, Williams said. So I think the authorities and safety officials will now react and decide what’s best.
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First publication: Aug 26, 2024 | 12:06 PM IST