Fair play to them…
Ireland’s clash with Denmark didn’t exactly set the world on fire in terms of entertainment, but it was a reasonable result for Ireland and leaves us in a decent position as we head to the second leg on Tuesday evening.
Irish fans were in great form over in Copenhagen and even the police welcomed the traveling fans back, praising them for their conduct in the Danish capital.
They tweeted: “From a police point of view, Ireland is welcome to play here again. No registered incidents regarding fans all night. Thank you.”
Set fra et politimæssigt synspunkt er Irland velkommen igen for at spille i Parken. Ingen registrerede episoder med fodboldfans i nattelivet. Tak for det. #politidk
— Københavns Politi (@KobenhavnPoliti) November 12, 2017
Prior to the game itself, Irish fans were told that they would not be admitted into the home section of the stadium, and some people had their tickets cancelled due to the fact they were Irish fans.
Danish fans? Nope. This trio of resourceful Irish fans were keen to blend in after securing tickets in with home support. #COYBIG #DANIRE pic.twitter.com/1adQytirpJ
— David Young (@DavidYoungPA) November 11, 2017
But these three fans from Kildare weren’t about to get turned away from the stadium because they were Irish, so they decided to go undercover.
They dressed up as Danish fans in order to get into the home section. After dousing themselves in red paint, putting on Danish gear, printing out a page stating they were part of the Martin Laursen fan club from Aston Villa, they made their way into the game.
The “Danish” fans from Dublin & Kildare who got into the game with an imaginative tale about a raffle win & the Martin Laursen fan club. @PA pic.twitter.com/DXKs6GZLyi
— David Young (@DavidYoungPA) November 12, 2017
We admire the lengths they went to to ensure their deception went unnoticed…
