Guatemalan police used tear fuel and made six arrests as the enthusiastic rivals clashed ahead of a regional qualifier between Honduras’ Municipal de Guatemala and Olimpia.
At least seven other people were injured in Thursday night’s riots, adding up to five police officers, according to police spokesman Edwin Monroy. Videos posted on social media showed a young man bleeding profusely and San Juan de Dios Hospital reported that it treated a user who was shot dead. clashes outside the Doroteo Guamuch Flores stadium.
Monroy said all those arrested are Honduran fans.
The component in the form of a qualifying tournament for the CONCACAF Club Championship. It ended 2-2 after two Olimpia players were sent off with red cards: former Houston Dynamo player Boniek Garcia and Jerry Bengston, formerly of the New England Revolution.
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