In the extra time of the match, Amir Rrahmani was disturbed by an intervention by Denis Alibec and tackled the Farului player. The Kosovo captain continued the conflict, Alibec countered, and both players saw a yellow card from Danish referee Morten Krogh.
The reaction of the international media after Romania – Kosovo
Although the phase seemed to be resolved by the referee, Amir Rrahmani later went to the referee and told him that the Kosovo national team was retiring to the dressing room. The captain of the guests seemed extremely disturbed by the behavior of the Romanian spectators, but without being clear about what he was referring to.
Despite the fact that the Danish referee Morten Krogh objected, the Kosovar captain decided to remove the team from the field, because “Serbia” would have been chanted from the lawn, and the Kosovo players would have felt offended, but also because from the stands would have thrown objects on the field.
On the way to the locker room, the Kosovars made obscene signs to the fans in the stands, as well as the “Albanian eagle” sign.
The moments on the National Arena made the rounds of the international press. L’Equipe writes about alleged racist chants by Romanian fans, while Marca brings into the discussion the “Serbia, Serbia” chant of the ultras.
Gazzetta dello Sport (Italy): “Chaos in Romania. The fans are chanting pro Serbia, and Kosovo is leaving the field. What happened in the last minutes of this match is sensational. The clips circulating on the Internet show fragments with chants pro Serbia. Hence the decision of the Kosovar players to go to the locker room, after there was even a conflict on the field with the opponents”
Brand (Spain): “Kosovo leaves the field after Romania’s fans chant ‘Serbia, Serbia!’. Football stands out again for reasons other than sports. The match Romania – Kosovo was abandoned in the 93rd minute. After a conflict between Denis Alibec and Amir Rrahmani, the home fans started chanting ‘Serbia, Serbia, Serbia’, which is why the Kosovo players left the field and the game was stopped”.
L’Equipe (Franța): “Romania – Kosovo, interrupted due to racist chants from the public. In extra time, after an altercation between Alibec and Rrahmani, Edon Zhegrova and their colleagues went angrily to the dressing room, denouncing racist chants from part of the Romanian gallery”
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