The Singapore Police Force is investigating two male fans who got a little too close after the English Premier League match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace on Friday (July 15).
Videos of the men running into the pitch have spread online, including one from TikToker @hafiz_rhd.
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The police said on Sunday that the duo are now under investigation for trespassing at the Singapore National Stadium.
“Two men, aged 17 and 41, will be assisting in investigations for the offence of wilful trespass under Section 21(1) of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906.”
The incident occurred as Liverpool Football Club (LFC) players, together with manager Jürgen Klopp, took a victory lap around the pitch after their 2-0 win over the Eagles.
As the team greeted fans, a supporter in red was caught on camera vaulting over the pitch barrier and sprinting onto the field.
Another guy in red followed and jumped over the barrier, although not as cleanly as his predecessor.
The man tumbled to the field and rolled over. He quickly regained his stance and approached the team, only to be tackled back to the ground by an officer.
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Meanwhile, the first individual ran around the pitch, side-stepping officials along the way.
He was eventually captured as he stepped away from two officials while another grabbed him from behind.
The two men face a $1000 fine if they are convicted of trespassing.
Earlier in the week, local fans of LFC waited outside the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton, where the team was billeted, eager to get a glimpse of the footballers.
As the team left the hotel and boarded the bus to train at the Singapore National Stadium, supporters erupted in loud cheers.
Fans loudly cheered stars such as Mohamed Salad, but the biggest cheers were reserved for Mr Klopp, the manager.
“I realise when I step out of the hotel that the noise changes slightly and it’s nice, to be honest.
In this business it’s like that, because you are the manager of a really good football team and my face is more often on the camera than probably other faces, and I don’t run while the camera is on me so people can really recognise me.
That’s it. It’s nice but it was never my aim that this would happen,” he told the press at a pre-game conference.
At an open training session on Thursday (July 14), nearly 10,000 people were in the audience. /TISG
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