maçtan önce sheffield stadyumu kurbanları için 1 dakikalık saygı duruşu yapıldı.
15 nisan 1989'da hillsborough'da sheffield fc'nin stadında yapılan fa cup yarı final maçında liverpool ile nottingham forest karşı karşıya gelmişlerdir. tribünlerde çıkan arbedenin ardından 96 kişi ölmüştür. ingiltere ve dünya futbolunda yaşanan en büyük felaketlerden biridir bu trajedi...
the hillsborough disaster was a human crush that occurred on 15 april, 1989, at hillsborough, a football stadium, the home of sheffield wednesday f.c. in sheffield, england, resulting in the deaths of 96 people, all fans of liverpool f.c. ıt remains the deadliest stadium-related disaster in british history and one of the worst in international football. ıt was the second of two stadium-related disasters to feature liverpool supporters, the other being the heysel stadium disaster in 1985.
the match was an fa cup semi-final clash between liverpool and nottingham forest. ıt was abandoned six minutes into the game.
the inquiry into the disaster, the taylor report, named the cause as failure of police control, and resulted in the conversion of many football stadiums in the united kingdom to all-seater and the removal of barriers at the front of stands.
