Eirik Horneland’s men delivered a professional performance in the Conference League qualifier and secured a good starting point ahead of the teams’ meeting again in Bergen next week.
At the same time, there is speculation that the club might face a hefty fine after a stand incident in the Netherlands.
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Speculations after Mafia chants
Both teams had good opportunities early in the match. Castro was close to finding the net early on, but his attempt was saved. At the other end, Go Ahead Eagles eventually created some gigantic chances. However, the goals were a long time coming in the first half.
Brann fans were well represented in the stands in the Netherlands, and after ten minutes, they made their presence felt with special chants.
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– A new fine? That was a low blow, and now the “Uefa mafia” chants are also coming from the Brann fans. It has become a regular routine at Brann’s home league matches, but it remains to be seen what the organization thinks about this being repeated at their matches, wrote BA in their live update.
The local newspaper refers to when the club was fined 5000 euros earlier this year for their fans chanting “Uefa mafia” during the women’s Champions League match against St. Pölten.
The club received another fine of the same amount when supporters repeated the message in a subsequent home match against Barcelona.
Read more about it here: Brann takes their fight against Uefa fines to the Sports Arbitration Court
Saved by Dyngeland
Halfway through the second half, there hadn’t been much to report, and it seemed like the match was drifting towards a goalless battle.
– There is no doubt that time is working against Brann right now. A draw would be a very good result to take back home to Bergen, wrote BA.
However, ten minutes before full time, Go Ahead Eagles had a gigantic opportunity, but a good Dyngeland saved the attempt, and the match ended 0-0.
At the end, Go Ahead Eagles received a red card after Blomberg was pulled down while going through alone.