On Wednesday, the Sileks soccer club won the national cup with a 1-0 victory against Shkendija. However, before the match, Shkendija fans booed the national anthem, while during the match, nationalist chants were heard.
The Interior Ministry has said it is taking measures to determine the circumstances and penalize those that violated public order and peace at the match. There was an incident also after the end of the match, when Shkendija’s players refused to accept the second-place medals.
Shkendija has said the players didn’t hear that, adding that they went to the Regarding the match, the Soccer Federation points out several issues will be covered by disciplinary proceedings, including booing the anthem, lighting pyrotechnics and flares, nationalist chants from the stands, verbal attacks against the Federation’s management and the refereeing team, as well as Shkendija’s players’ non-participation in the medal presentation. Information on concrete measures and penalization will be presented in the coming days.