On Wednesday, SVT was able to report that Gais intended to carry out its Gais Open football cup, with participants from almost the entire country, despite the advice of infection control doctors.
The criticism was not gracious.
And last night, a decision was made to rethink and cancel the cup at the very last moment.
- Please note that the first part of this decision was made last night when we could not receive the Scanian laws.
And now tonight, after an overall assessment with all relevant authorities, we made the decision to cancel, says Roland Blomstrand, who was responsible for the cup.
Hard decision
Of course, it has been a difficult decision to make, especially when it is so close.
- I am extremely proud of those who have worked non-profit since August to make this as safe a cup as possible.
But an overall assessment in the end meant that we came to this tonight, says Roland Blomstrand.
That decision is a lot about the sharp criticism you received because you, despite the advice of infection control doctors, intended to carry out the cup?
- Of course there are also.
But we have always had a dialogue with experts in the field ... this will be a great disappointment both for the team and for us.
- Now the work begins to be able to shut this down, states Roland Blomstrand.
Regrets
In a press release, the club writes:
"We regret that as soon as we start the cup we are forced to cancel the cup and the problems it causes participating teams, but we want least of all to be forced to risk canceling or canceling the cup when the visiting team is already in place or when the cup has started. ”