Lima Football Riot 1964 - The Worst Soccer Tragedy Of All Time - A Short Documentary

When Argentina played Peru in an Olympic qualifying match, a disallowed goal led to fans rioting. When tear gas was used to quell the disturbance, panicked spectators rushed to the exits, resulting in one of the worst sporting tragedies of all time.
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[@theravenseye9443]

Deadlier than Hillsborough, Heysel and Ibrox Park combined, this is the story of one of the worst soccer riots in history. If you would like to support this channel - buymeacoffee.com/TheRavensEye

[@mauricedavis2160]

Ahh, human nature and tribalism and lots of liquor and other substances, what could possibly go wrong, again and again!!!🙏😢

[@Jenny010132]

Done!

[@erriisz]

and now the Indonesian football tragedy with 184 people die...so sad....hope this is never happened again..

[@Tismepower]

Check out Luzhniki Stadium Moscow, 1982

[@lavo-ld4wm]

According to some sources, Ángel Eduardo Pazos, (the referee) stated: "if I knew that more than 300 people were going to die, I would have validated that goal and immediately quit my job".

[@leemichael2154]

I bet he would have? Passion for football is one thing but a single life is infinity more valuable

[@mizzury54]

Or if he knew the police would beat the hell out of a fan who came on the field.

[@LiveFreeOrDie2A]

In hindsight, WAS it a valid goal? Or was the call made a justified one? I’ve tried looking up more info on it but no one seems to touch on this aspect

[@nikoladedic6623]

​@@LiveFreeOrDie2A They are probably in Spanish on South American forums.

[@nova_zar]

It amazes me how well documented Hillsborough or Bradford are, but almost no one talks about this tragedy, I always assumed Hillsborough was the worst football tragedy since every disaster-documentary channel on KZbin always brings it up. Anyways, thanks for bringing some light upon this.

[@theravenseye9443]

Part of the reason I started this channel was to cover events which no one seemed to remember or were somehow forgotten.

[@gregb6469]

Latin America tends to be ignored by the English-speaking world.

[@dzc2805]

I'am from Peru and ... Yup , our history it's very underated actually, people from outside and basically media from outside just know about Machu Picchu, and Cuzco, Nothing else ... We have more of these events, like the worst volcano eruption in America's history, also 2 of the 10 strongest earthquakes in history, and other things

[@neighborhoodcatlady6094]

Also, did not have all of the media back then. Remember, this is before we even had satellite broadcast of TV.

[@saulcontreras313]

Mateo 80 look it up

[@Ras6200]

Police were at fault, but mostly for not having some sort of contingency plan to deal with this kind of event. They were obviously outnumbered but their desperate strategy to try to scare people from rioting, backfired badly. The lack of emergency evacuation plan was disastrous. Obviously more interested in keeping non ticket holders out than in the safety of the legit spectators. Illness, terrorism or fire might have required a swift exit for a few or many.

[@logiic8835]

I'm here after what happened in Indonesia. Right now, around 150 deaths as I'm writing. These things simply cannot happen in a football match.

[@safikmarzuki4493]

Now 182 deaths , i am suporter arema indonesia

[@Sun-ks4gg]

Persis banget ga sih ,gara gara tear gas sama pintunya ga dibuka

[@garethjames1300]

Silly statement they have and are happening

[@hebneh]

For some reason I've always remembered this event, even though I was only 10 years old when it happened. I didn't remember, however, that the exits were all sealed shut when thousands of people in a panic tried to get out. This is not the first time such a thing has taken huge numbers of lives, and it won't be the last, either.

[@worldcomicsreview354]

There were a few building fires in past times when fire exits either had to be pulled inwards, or had been blocked or locked by the management. Nasty stuff. One time a handyman happened to be passing with his tools, and removed the whole door to releive the crush behind it. But that kind of luck is hardly common..

[@Jenny010132]

Sadly, I’m sure you’re right. It won’t be the last. We need to learn from history.

[@nakoni]

It just happened again, exactly same thing

[@beardedhomie]

Just happened again unfortunately, in Indonesia. RIP to all the victims.

[@hebneh]

@@beardedhomie I think in Indonesia there at least weren't locked gates that victims piled up against.

[@manuelmontiel5418]

I was 6 years old at the time and lived less than a 1/4 mile from the National Stadium, I recall my parents warning us not go near the area. There are reports of hauntings in and around Stadium surroundings.

[@nunya7319]

LOL @ hauntings.

[@j.d.thompson3505]

I glad you remain to share your story. It must have been sheer mayhem.

[@malcontender6319]

@@nunya7319 Yeah man, sh*ts funny AF. Until you gotta explain one away to yourself. How would you reconcile?

[@Lopyswine]

"Hauntings" #tellmeyoureuneducated

[@nunya7319]

@@malcontender6319 smh

[@thestruggler7926]

Stories like this is why I'll never go to a big football match. A lot of the fans are absolutely insane...

[@jacobmassey3897]

It proves football is the most barbaric and inhuman "sport" that is still in existence.

[@lisaw150]

Honestly, such things are an absolute rarity in most leagues. Considering the number of games each week and the number of people who attend, I think it's safe to say being caught up in serious unrest at a football match is less likely than being struck by lightning.

[@jacobmassey3897]

@@lisaw150 🤣

[@ChicagoMel23]

Whats funny?

[@malcontender6319]

@@ChicagoMel23 The utter naivety.

[@gabe-po9yi]

9:01, lower right - Wow, the police really did beat the slop out of the guy who ran onto the pitch. Maybe they thought they should make an example out of him or maybe they were just that brutal. Regardless, what terrible judgment.

[@bswihart1]

Beat the slop out of him, grandpa used to say that or beat the fire out of him, thanks for the memories

[@gabe-po9yi]

@@bswihart1 Lol, I got it from my grandpa, too. Instead of fire, like yours said, mine said tar. Beat the tar out of him.

[@gchampi2]

Dunno if it counts as a "football tragedy", but there was the "Football War" of 1969, between El Salvador & Honduras. 3,000+ casualties...

[@theravenseye9443]

That sounds insane - thanks for the info.... I will have a look at that. I am always learning something new with this channel.

[@Adiossean]

Wtf?

[@charliekezza]

Crazy football fans

[@hayleyxyz]

South Americans sure like their footy lol

[@nozomi3360]

Oversimplified made a video about that, I recommend to watch it

[@clos888]

i’m peruvian & i’ve literally never heard about this tragedy until today. it saddens my heart that my country has the worst event in the history of this beautiful game

[@TheTrueHistory]

Please look inside the 2nd hand bookstores in Lima, for the old book “La Opera de los Fantasmas” Editorial Milla Bartres, Lima, Peru, 1979 edition. Published after long interviews with several survivors and witnesses, this book back up what this Video insinuate: there were at least 2 times the official Dead numbers and were entombed discreetly by the police forces around Ventanilla’s beach dunes, far away from Lima city.

[@suomenpresidentti]

Crazy, that you have never heard of this. Greetings From Finland!

[@CarlyExnema]

gigachad move right there peru🚬🗿

[@candybanks8717]

"Fan" is of course short for fanatic. So...not a complete surprise.

[@markchalled3976]

You have got your 'eye' on tragedies that others have missed. Thanks for the post.

[@ianh1984]

Imagine being that referee. "I could have prevented all of this by not disallowing a goal." Must have weighed heavily on him for the rest of his life.

[@ir8140]

It was not the referee’s fault, it was the police who were guilty. They had no reason to beat that man because he was just as angry as any other fan would be. If the police just had escorted him back to a place or make him leave then the crows would not have made a riot over the police beating him.

[@testaccount4191]

@@ir8140 yeah they just needed to drag him out of sight before they beat him up

[@stevenmacdonald9619]

@@ir8140 This is the reason that modern professional staff are trained to not chase any individual incursion onto a playing field, and instead wait until they come off of their own accord. It is also why TV cameras do not give these individuals coverage.

[@hayleyxyz]

@Gabe doesn't matter. Even if he was wrong, he holds zero responsibility.

[@JosephKulik2016]

The irony of our Modern Technological Civilization is that the more it Advances, the more it has brought Society to a Jungle-Like Status. It seems that the more Humans get Civilized, the More they Treat Each Other like Animals.

[@chrisrovai9625]

Wow had never heard about that before, and I'm 53. What a horrible death for those poor people. No plaque, no nothing, disgusting

[@SuperTonyony]

Just imagine if we could get the public to be as passionate about the crimes of the 1% as they are about sports.

[@Lopyswine]

Crimes of the 1%? How about the crimes and violence in the streets that actually endanger us.

[@jaex9617]

Bread and circuses and all that.

[@unclealbert3118]

Excellent work on these mini-docs...such great narration...beyond pro level.

[@resnonverba137]

Such madness due to such a pointless game is almost unbelievable. We humans can be truly pathetic at times.

[@brynanderson5190]

it’s so unbelievable that like the usa, peru still has a significant police brutality problem more than 60 years after something this large scale happened. i’m sad that their excessive use of force wasn’t immediately condemned by authorities

[@JoseSanchez-wb5rz]

Wonder what happened to La Bomba. did he survive the police brutality and the riots ?

[@thunderdeed1]

Love your channel. I'd like to see you do one on The Who '79 Cincinnati Tragedy.

[@cw4608]

The fault lies with those who let their emotions run wild. Not just run wild but to do so over a game.

[@seanbriscoe6804]

Exactly....it shows where ones heart is. A person or persons will value a game over a life. What the police did to the man in the field was wrong but to let ones emotions dictate punishment and blame is wrong. Then the rioters went in the streets and did more damage. Whether this,the Watts riots or los angeles riots it's wrong period. It's understandable to be angry but when you put your emotions above common sense and logic and doing what's right its always a disaster. How many lives were lost because of people's emotions. If the referee was wrong then he was wrong and deal with it in a proper manner. But when one gets angry because of a referee's decision and you act on it violently your wrong. It's usually emotions that get one in trouble or worse... Dead!

[@laperla3]

I know someone that was at this game. His father saw/felt what was happening so, instead of trying to get out they went way up and waited for everything to settle down.

[@Jenny010132]

Excellent video!

[@ianwilliamson2980]

Man that's a bad one horrible death being crushed like that

[@cynthiatolman326]

For people to steal items from the dead while others watched says a lot about the people who attended the game doesn't it?

[@rosshorsley1591]

No wonder they want to forget it’s all so painful and stupid.

[@susanhelps5078]

I just found your video's, really enjoying them , a lot of sad and tragic story's , i was born in Bradford and remember the Bradford stadium fire .

[@marknestbox]

Man is a peculiar beast, his psychology is of an emotional make-up and it manifests itself in polar opposites, both good and bad. In this instance, two dozen men are kicking a ball around a lawn and results in a massive loss of life, whatever the reason or excuse it is totally illogical. There are those that instigate the ensuing violence within the crowd and then there are those who do the same as representatives of the local authorities. Sadly, many innocent people are caught up in the melee and the same thing is still happening in other arenas today. Until we evolve to a higher level we will remain like this.

[@tomcollins1005]

What about justice was it served in this case

[@malcontender6319]

@@tomcollins1005 Western "justice" is hilarious and naive to the rest of the world.

[@Sebadee80]

No offence, I totally agree with that needs to evolve. But seriously I don’t understand the rest of what you are saying. Yeah I know Man is a duel beast with a massive dichotomy between good/bad etc etc, but it was a useless/corrupt referee coupled with a police force that handled a public situation in the most stupid way considering the heightened atmosphere after the dis-allowed goal. The authorities crammed them all into the stadium to make as much money as possible from them, and didn’t care that there might be unrest if actions were perceived as corrupt. It seems to me to be one of those situations where corrupt people keep doing what they want, not caring about how it looks because they are making money and have the police to bully anyone who disagrees. It gets me that the referee was one of the first people off the pitch when things escalated, what a man. I hope he was haunted by this for the rest of his life, and I hope the same for the police officers that beat up that man partly leading to this mess. There’s no big good/evil theme here, just a load of pissed off football fans reacting to being screwed over. If you want to talk about psychology, maybe you should talk about herd mentality and what happens when you stick a load of people in a stadium together and then antagonise them by screwing them over, That’s an interesting psychological conundrum. I don’t mean to be rude to you it just seems like a sledgehammer to crack a walnut. Just plain old garden variety corruption that blew up in the corrupters face again, and my heart goes out to the victims of this tragedy, victims of arrogance, stupidity and avarice.

[@tracyfreeman3768]

I personally love football played it for many years. In this situation many people were involved but there are matches where the police caused the crowd crush.

[@Wooargh]

As a Real Madrid fan I am literally an expert on football. This situation had nothing to do with the game but everything to do with where it was played.

[@aurorawolfe6060]

the next time someone asks why I don't like crowds, I will send them this video.

[@cadillacbluez]

As a child I was in that stadium as well as the palace.

[@CompelledFungus]

Hi Ravens Eye love your videos, would you consider making a video about 1920 Croke Park shooting in Dublin?

[@keumalacmhl8574]

The history was repeated few days ago in Kanjuruhan Stadium, Indonesia. RIP for those who lost their lives 🙏

[@HELIOSXXI]

I Appreciate this comment I would’ve never known

[@hermanm1384]

I think this tragedy is similar to what is happening in Indonesia now. R.I.P Aremania 01.10.2022

[@kixigvak]

This incident did much to reinforce the USA's image of soccer fans and of Latin Americans.

[@kedeglow2743]

Mind boggling. All over a bad call in a soccer game.

[@thundershirt1]

Lots of great commentary here, thanks. I would add: “ …local CHARACTER labomba…” by this, I infer the narrator knows that the man who ran onto the field, and was beaten, is mentally ill. As a paramedic with 2 decades experience working in NYC, I can attest: mental illnesses is amazingly common. Always remember this, in your encounters with people. Lots of people out there are quite literally crazy. Be kind and merciful to everyone, even if it’s not the supposed cornerstone of your religion and worldview. You never know.

[@XXSkunkWorksXX]

Very wise words indeed ...

[@mrsdiana324]

Very interesting documentary i had never heard of this disaster not being born until 1969😊

[@davidpinedo2016]

My uncle died on this day rip

[@elmin82]

good video

[@OzzieOgawa]

Sadly we never learn from the past. Another tragedy happened a few days ago with more than 125 people including children killed (some sources say it is more than 200). Incompetence of league operator who insisted the match to be played at night (though police through match officials have suggested to move the match earlier at noon). Incompetence of match official who sold 42.000 tickets though the stadium capacity only 38.000. And police who threw tear gas to the people in the stand, 2 police who helped people to evacuate passed away caused by hypoxia.

[@Yosetime]

I don't see how the words "Football match" and "death" should ever be in the same sentence. It's a game! It's entertainment. It is not an excuse for people to become violent. There should never be violence at any event. Let alone a simple game. This kind of behaviour is solely on the shoulders of those who participated. The outcome is their fault entirely. If you are one of these people, you need to get your head straight.

[@Asaiko]

And this kind of tragedy just happen in Indonesia, when arema vs persebaya in kanjuruhan stadium.

[@diegoviniciomejiaquesada4754]

Here in Costa Rica we remember the Guatemala's "Mateo Flores" tragedy in October 16, 1996.

[@robwilgenhof4386]

Speechless….

[@dennisharrington6055]

Thanks. Dad was trapped in the basement of his office, which was ransacked, for almost two days.

[@brandonwenzel2844]

Lesson learned: If a riot breaks out, get to rioting, not to running.

[@JammyGit]

I don't think I've ever heard of this terrible tragedy before, so thanks for making this video. I'm not saying that the ref robbed Peru of their goal as I've never seen the footage of the incident, but for what I know, if I'd have been a Peruvian at that match then I wouldn't have been happy at the fact that a Uruguayan ref was in charge of their big match V Argentina ! It's unsurprising to me that a Uruguayan ref would disallow the goal. To give a rough idea in todays terms, it's a bit like if Man United were playing Everton last game of the season. United need a win to win the league, and Everton just need to draw to win the league. After 89 minutes it's 0-0 and United score......Now the ref is the kind of Liverpool fan that supports Merseyside really, and hates United. So he disallows the goal, and blows for full time straight afterwards. Sorry but that's about as good as I can use that analogy 👍

[@FoxSullivan]

I can understand your reasoning but, at the time, there were no harsh feelings between the countries involved, to justify this. The harsh feelings were in between Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina as a group, due to the saltpeter war that happened at the end of the 19th century, and between Bolivia and Uruguay, that had a war during the Cold War. There's no reason for a Uruguayan to be biased against Peru. That being said, soccer is a huge thing in South America, to the point that even today, there are riots whenever 2 specific teams play in national leagues. In fact, a friend of mine got murdered for being a passerby when a riot happened; even though he wasn't part of it.

[@janbentzen6814]

How heartbreaking.

[@trumantang5302]

Police: “fuck around and find out” Soccer fans:”you too”

[@notcardlinsytaccount1355]

That’s such a gay phrase

[@themickster6775]

Thank you for posting this, it was a very interesting but also a very tragic documentary. I do love football and passion will run high at any 'derby', local, geographical or nationwide. But to think this referee was the sole cause of the tragedy, sparked off by police brutality....he must've been haunted for years afterwards and probably was never allowed to ref again.

[@jenniferbrewer5370]

Sadly Lima wouldn't be the last football tragedy caused by police misconduct either. The West Yorkshire police have much to answer for regarding the Hillsborough disaster.

[@ChronosHellas]

That was a miss calculation not attacks on crowds, the only thing they have in common was badly managing the stadiums.

[@claudermiller]

I don't watch any sports. This is beyond bizarre to me. How could anyone get so worked up over a game?

[@malcontender6319]

300 years is not really that long ago.

[@robertpascale6966]

Embarrassing

[@alfiorahman4019]

Terrible disasters like this happen again in Kanjuruhan,malang and make the world of football mourn 😣 #RIParemania all prayers with you 🎗️

[@redbuIIracing33]

It was very similar,, Supporter running to the field, beaten up by security, Tear Gas, People getting crushed. If you tell me this story is about aremania, I would believe you

[@DR3ADER1]

@@redbuIIracing33 History always repeats itself as frequently as people do.

[@CradaOC]

Compressive asphyxia must be one of the worst ways to die.....absolutely horrific

[@drats1279]

All that misery over a stupid football game. People's priorities are so misplaced.

[@Schapezak]

What I learned is never try to escape the stadium when shtf.

[@randyrobertson6116]

these soccer games....that's what us in the U.S. call it....anyway , can be brutal. These fans really take their football seriously. This is far from being the only riot that I have heard of involving fans being disgruntled at the decision's made by officials. Even though this riot wasn't neccesarily over a call....it was the motivating factor that caused the fan to argue with the referee....and his treatment by the police escalated the incident. But you almost never see this at Baseball or Football games in the States. I'm not sure why because we take our sports very seriously just like these fans. Anyway, it is ridiculous how the police went about treating that particular fan who was merely arguing over a call.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

I was thinking the same thing. NFL here on YT uploaded a video called "Most Bitter Rivalries of All Time" and those rivalries pale compared to the rivalries of soccer/football fans around the world. I've never heard of a baseball, basketball or US football riot anywhere at any level; for most fans the decision has been made on the field and the attitude is "wait 'til next time" although I'm sure there've been plenty of sports bars fist fights over the years.

[@randyrobertson6116]

@@indy_go_blue6048 you're absolutely right. All we really get are some loud chanting from the fans or some material items thrown out into the field. Of course there's always the occasional nut job who runs out on the playing field and is chased by the security and officials lol. But that's more comic relief than anything to the contrary. If anything I would say hockey is the most turbulent of sorts, but not fan based. It's the players themselves getting into first fights. I'm not even well versed on the parcel of different sports at the professional level in other countries. All I really know is soccer is huge in lots of other countries. But I can't comment on anything else. I'm saying, does European countries have baseball teams and basketball teams like in the U.S. that compete in similar fashion ? Like with the playoffs and then the world series, so to speak. Or like Super Bowl Sunday? My god....that's like practically a National Holiday here in the States. Anyway, if anyone is versed on this subject matter as to level of sports teams and types in Asia or European countries or South American countries, please leave me a little tid bit of information on the subject. Thank you.

[@nonononini1474]

@@randyrobertson6116 Soccer is definitely the biggest in Europe and pretty much the only one with a huge fan base. Though in Balkan states basketball is also really popular with fans pretty similar to the soccer ones. Greece is one of those I can think of. Soccer also got similar playoffs as super bowl and different competitions. Don’t know much about basketball though.

[@dougbrowne9890]

@@indy_go_blue6048 The riot here was set off by the nationalism of the fans.

[@tipi5586]

It's this simple: "soccer" is for the working classes, at least it as 20 years ago, and it still is today. Young men, and now a lot of women, who love their club. A much larger percentage of those spectating sports in America are middle class families. Loving a soccer club is loving your town, loving your community, loving your history. Loving an NFL team is like loving Coca-Cola or Hershey's. They're just brands that have effective monopoly on their markets. No matter how poorly an NFL team performs, it will always be an NFL team. It will always get a cut of TV money. In soccer, if you switch off for four seasons as an owner you can go from $300 million dollar turn over to $2 million dollar turn over. When someone cheers for the Steelers, they're really just cheering for the bank balance of the Franchise majority shareholder. Cause next year the Steelers could move city, and there's not much the fans could do about it as far as I know.

[@mapermana25]

Tragedy like this just happened in Indonesia. Tear gas and stupid police is killing combination.

[@achmadbasri825]

... are killer combinations✅

[@allandavis8201]

In other words, just like the “Dancing on Ice” disaster and many other tragic events, nobody was actually held accountable and the only two people punished was the inquiry judge who was fined for not attending all the autopsy’s, and the police chief who ordered the tear gas/shooting. how ironic that the real culprits for causing so much death,injury and despair got away Scott free, and again ironically, the one person who I did not hear mentioned by the authorities as the instigator of the events……the referee, was there all along to be used as a scapegoat for disallowing the equaliser, and as you didn’t mention if the “goal” was reviewed by anyone to see if it was a “bad” decision or investigate whether the ref was bribed or coerced into “fixing” the result I can’t decide who is worse, the ref, the first pitch invader, the police (on multiple levels) the rioters in the stands and on the pitch, the stadium management for locking the exit gates, the police and rioters outside the stadium, the politicians, or the Peruvian people for just wanting to brush it all under the carpet.

[@comments2840]

Large crowds are dangerous. Easily incited into a mob. Crowd management requires great care.

[@wirastama87]

Kesini gara2 lihat tragedi kanjuruhan...

[@dijaybara_bere9437]

1 server

[@ery9984]

Gas air mata sama2 jadi penyebab nya ternyata, Peristiwa kelam di modern era

[@alm5992]

It's terrible to say, but I imagine the death toll would have been severely lower if they had just given the crowd that referee.

[@tylerjerabek5204]

Wouldn’t have happened if someone had stopped la bumba from getting on the pitch

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

Strange laughter. No VIR or whatever back then either. Guess we'll never know if it was a good or bad call. I share an anecdote from professional baseball. The runner arrived at the base before the ball, but the umpire called him 'out'. The runner complained and told the umpire, "I was safe". The umpire replied, "I know, but 75,000 people just saw me call you out - so you're out...I'm so sorry - goodbye" that's just how it was in those days. It added another factor of uncertainty to all sports.

[@HELIOSXXI]

I’m finding/reading out about all this now October 4 2022

[@dorissanchez7519]

And all this because a referee decided to cheat and make a wrong call people make stupid decisions without thinking about the consequences that decision might bring.

[@gregb6469]

So the best thing to do was to simply remain seated in the stands.

[@tylerjerabek5204]

It usually is

[@kyliepechler]

When the fans that were staying seated in their seats in stands were being tear gassed though, it just human nature to want to run away from tear gas. Did the police commander who ordered tear gas to be thrown into the stands know that the exit way gates were closed?

[@pearcat08]

This one is so incredibly frustrating. Police needlessly beating a man, sports fanatics acting like losing a game is the end of the damn world... IT'S JUST A GAME. I will never understand this kind of behavior, especially about a damn game. At least if there was rioting over human rights abuses, injustices or political corruption, it could be somehwat understandable. But a stupid damn game? People seriously need to adjust their priorities.

[@kishordas2300]

I am coming after Indonesia football riots.Sad incident R.i.p

[@markgreet3543]

Amazing this is not mentioned like many 1980s disasters but this is bad very bad but was not well known

[@theravenseye9443]

I try to find subjects that have not been covered as much by other channels, keep as much originality as I can.

[@markgreet3543]

@@theravenseye9443 yeah its a good idea the net needs variety

[@philwoodward5069]

I take issue with the title - it doesn't sound like anybody died because of rioting in the stadium. People died because the police gassed the crowd thus triggering a stampede for the exit tunnels. That would have been bad enough if the shutters were open, but when the shutters were closed it is tantamount to murder, which is probably why the police came under attack afterwards. This does have to be seen in the context of the political culture of state repression and police violence that characterised Peru at the time. Interestingly enough the danger of having exit gates that open inwards was underlined in this incident and is one of the reasons why, at Hillsborough, stewards were not officially allowed to close the gates leading to the central pens once the central pens were full. In the FA Cup semi-finals in the years leading up to 1989 a practice had developed where one of the two gates leading to the central pens would be closed as a way of indicating to fans coming in that they shouldn't go that way, but the practice wasn't officially allowed because it was understood that, in the event of a stampede for the exit, the crowd would surge against the closed gate which would prevent anyone opening it. With a new and inexperienced match day commander in 1989 the rules were enforced strictly and the gates leading to the central pens remained open, which contributed to the overcrowding and the subsequent crush occurring in the central pens. You wouldn't think it would be too difficult to make exit gates that open outwards, would you?

[@ConradSpoke]

This madness would end forever if they just made the goal four feet wider. You would get higher scores and a fraction of the violence.

[@anotherrandomasian]

Why the hell does football cause absurd events like wars and riots?

[@malcontender6319]

It's the people, not the sport. Any excuse to mulch others.

[@anotherrandomasian]

@@malcontender6319 Yep. Diehard fans don’t give two shits during the final moments in a lot of these kind of disasters. They just get mad.

[@anotherrandomasian]

That’s what I think

[@juliagreen423]

I just fucking love the background track. So spooky

[@Idlehampster]

What happened with the match in the end? Did they replay it? Did Peru forfeit?

[@scottl.1568]

Well god damn...

[@LS-ys8nr]

People need to CHILL! Everyone there did too much imo.

[@nneichan9353]

it seems a horrible reason to end up killing so many who wanted to watch a sporting match.

[@TheConorsmithusa]

never heard of this one

[@quadraticm]

Its happened in indonesia .... RIP

[@doctorbtsarmy.]

Indonesia second this now.

[@anjaymabar996]

Yay

[@paulkasden9758]

wow! wow!!

[@moniho6907]

My gosh, my mom was 6months old

[@roundpantstv4656]

Same tragedy in INDONESIA

[@adameve2647]

Don't follow the crowd

[@ihsan75y]

its happening again in indonesia, horrible!

[@drlegendre]

And this is an object lesson as to why I avoid large crowds like my life depends on it.

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

So was the referee right or wrong in his decision? Was it a legit goal or not?

[@lauramcnally1805]

Why the h___ were those stairwell doors bolted closed in the first place?

[@altfactor]

Wasn't the actual death toll closer to 3,000 and the number of people injured around 6,000?

[@jacaredosvudu1638]

Its not really easy for *3.000* to just, die, like that

[@ezraezra2928]

Kalau menyebut soal di mana kerusuhan sepakbola terjadi, baik ringan maupun berat, ingatannya hanya satu pada masa sekarang: Kanjuruhan.

[@paparogermalaysia]

Congrats Indonesia for being in the second place

[@anjaymabar996]

Yay gua bangga karna indonesia masuk no 2 paling rusuh. Itulah kenapa indonesia di panggil bar bar karna lebih bar bar dari rusia dan india.

[@furorceltica185]

Untuk semua urusan cuma bisa runner up

[@tamarcanady5333]

but what did they decide about the match??

[@McIntyreBible]

It's hard to believe how people can get so worked up over a lousy football game!

[@ronycure]

then a similar story happen again in the other side of the world.. 🙏🙏

[@dorissanchez7519]

I'll tell you something I am pretty after this nobody ever stole a game from Peru ever again.

[@suomenpresidentti]

No memorial at the stadium Crazy.

[@feirisna8444]

And Indonesia at 2th place now 😔😔😔

[@habibianugrah705]

This incident is repeated in Indonesia