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MALANG - Chilean football coach Javier Roca on Sunday said"fans died in the arms of players" and claimed tear gas-firing police fatally"over-stepped" the mark in the Indonesian football tragedyThe disaster happened when fans of Arema FC stormed the pitch at the Kanjuruhan stadium after their team lost 3-2 to bitter rivals, Persebaya Surabaya.
"The most terrible thing was when victims came to be treated by the team doctor. About 20 people arrived and four died. Fans died in the arms of players," Arema coach Roca told Spanish broadcaster Cadena Ser.Police, who described the unrest as"riots", said they tried to force the thousands of fans to return to the stands from the pitch and fired tear gas after two officers were killed.The stadium holds 42,000 people and authorities said it was a sell-out.
"After the match, I went to the dressing room, and some players stayed on the pitch. Returning from the press conference, I saw the tragedy," he added. "It was proved that the stadium was not ready, they didn't expect such chaos. Nothing like this had ever happened at the stadium, and it fell apart because of the number of people who wanted to escape," added Roca.
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