After the drawing play-off round of the Europa League, it became clear that the
Cyprus Omonia will hold two games with the
Dynamo Moscow. This meant that
the legendary fan is association Gate 9 will come to us in Russia. These guys are known far beyond the borders of their country as
because of its hot support for the club, and because of the anti-fascist views.
Well, I as a fan of Greek-style ultras and anti-fascist initiatives on the
football tribunes decided for the sake of the holiday to come to Moscow for a
few days.
Dearest guests, as you know, accepted to
meet at the airport, so we headed to the Sheremetyevo. Company on this trip I
amounted a fan of the anti-fascist Lokomotiv Moscow. Learn flight number to me was not difficult,
because before that I had corresponded with some Omonia fans of the internet.
The plane was flying from Larnaca, because Nicosia is no major airport (it was
abandoned in 1974 after the Turkish invasion). Traveled all over the airport
from the beginning to the end we find a necessary terminal to us. In the
evening, the plane with the team and a bunch of fans arrived.
At that moment of the Russian dismal
environment at the airport has disappeared, the Greeks began to make noise and
sing songs. Guards a little stunned, but did not dare to interfere with the
fans. Immediately caught the eye heterogeneous composition of guests: there
were old people and children, quite a few were women. In contrast to Russia,
where football is a haven fascist marginals in Greece and Cyprus, it is really
part of the culture.
Approaching to the bus, fans unfurled a
cloth with the words "We are in Moscow for your team," and headed for
to the hotel Cosmos.By airport drove 4
bus, one of them was driving the team. That is the Omonia fans arrived
somewhere 150 (3 completely filled the bus). We climbed to the course funny
place at the end of the bus with the noisy fans. On the way to the hotel taught Cypriots
Russian obscene expressions, as well as singing songs in Greek (also with
obscene language). I was in a shirt PAOK, so discuss the attack in Thessaloniki
Office Golden Dawn and the action of solidarity with the 46 arrested Omonia
fans of PAOK. Greeks also learned various details about the Dynamo and their
glory Cop club. They saw on facebook joint photos Dynamo fans and enemies of
Anorthosis Famagusta, so they been configured for the upcoming match seriously.
Talked a bit about the ultras scene in
Cyprus. The right-wing fans at Anorthosis, APOEL, Apollon Limassol. Good ultras
have actually Omonia and AEL Limassol and Nea Salamina. Also noted apolitical
fans AEK Larnaca. This is essentially all of the major movements in Cyprus,
because the state itself the Republic of Cyprus by car you can drive around for
a couple of hours and large cities can be counted on the fingers of one hand.
With APOEL is known from Omonia severe resistance, because of the club in 1948,
went away the communist-athletes for the establishment
of Omonia. We can remember how fans APOEL Champions League match against Zenit
fraternized with the blue and white on the basis of orthodoxy.
Initially, I was told to find out about
tickets in one hardcore female fans Omonia. But she did not
know anything about their program stay in Moscow, so we only shared with her a
few things and some stickers. The next day they had planned a sightseeing tour
of Moscow, so we decided to come in the second half of the day in the hotel and
ask them for information on tickets.
The next day we came to the
hotel.Cypriots began to return from trips and cultural relax on the ground
floor. Part of the fans however did not go on a trip and would prefer to sit in
the pub. As we know some fans Omonia Communists, so go to the mausoleum for
them was a priority.One of them returned from the tour, we learned why many
Nazis in Russia with such a history behind him, we give him time to explain the
intricacies of Russian postmodernism. I also show a few dudes than antifa in
Russia as a whole is involved, they are particularly surprised Straight Edge
theme, for Cyprus this nothing is known, and the fans before the matches drink
and smoke regardless of political views. I gave them a stack of stickers of
various Russian left-wing organizations, that they gave her comrades from
Cyprus. Another showed them zine Left side terraces with an article about their
movement Gate 9 in
Russian.
Talked to a one guy over territorial disputes in Cyprus. His family suffered during the invasion of the Turkish army in 1974. He said that people are caught between two fires: on the one hand the Turkish imperialism, on the other Greek nationalism. The Turkish invasion occurred after ethnic unrest fueled by the far-right organization EOKA. The military junta black colonels in Greece also sought to gain control of the island. Gate 9 is not supported in this conflict none of the parties, support of the unity of the Turkish and Greek inhabitants of the island.
As a result, we were called to the man of fifty years, they said that he
was boss. It was one of the founders of Gate 9. He said that the tickets will
be purchased at the ticket office at the stadium and informed how much it is
necessary to approach the bus.
On the day of the match, we come to the main entrance of the hotel which
has slowly started to have fun green and white. There brought a drum and began
to drink the traditional Russian drink vodka. At the entrance are decorated
with flags and roses, on the curbs hung out all banners. Nobody really not
cared about it thinks security and visitors to the hotel. Initially, there were
about 10 people from the fan club Cosa Nostra, and in the end all gathered. You
could see people with merch other clubs with the anti-fascist ultras. There
were people with scarves Standard Liege, Hapoel Tel Aviv, on the drum was an
old sticker St. Pauli.There was one man in a cap Green Ghetto (fan-group club
Agrotikos Asteras from Thessaloniki). Almost everyone the second was on the
clothes of anti-fascist symbols. At the
time, I even forgot that we are in Russia, where for such clothes can to earn
problems. They said that in Cyprus they are periodically fight with the Nazis
of Apoel and people then depart the hospital, so that the Russian nationalists
in this regard could hardly have them than to surprise. In addition, a week was
coming second leg in Nicosia and per any attack visiting Dynamo fans would have
to respond.
At 5 o'clock drove transportation and off we went to the Arena Khimki.
On this trip, guests of the Russian capital could learn another local landmark
- stoppers. If Cyprus 2-hour drive from one end of the island to the other, in
Moscow except that you can go to the suburbs.
Arriving at the stadium, we marched from the bus to ticket office. Prior
to that, people have bought scarves Locomotive, one can only guess what the
fans think Dynamo saw this picture. Next to the ticket office of the fence
stood dynamo fan and the Greeks began to scoff at them. Waving scarves
locomotives, called them chickens (I said that in the Russian anti-fascists
called the Nazis in honor feathered birds). Blue and white, too, began to
answer back and Greeks invited them to his guests to continue the dialogue.
Then we began to to pass control, to which Cypriots were not ready,
because they have this all easier. Cops why it took their sticker, fans
absolutely do not understand what they wanted from, because the cops they all
explained exclusively in Russian.And the stadium itself was too bourgeois, even
really have nowhere to hang banners. Guest sector is in an absolutely idiotic
place: behind the glass at the top. Banners have become hang directly on the
wall of the aquarium and where it is necessary. Guests complained that it was
not possible to buy souvenirs at the stadium.
Dynamo fan sector was banned for this match for racist behavior.
Basically, the stands were ordinary people, but still a certain part of the
ultras Dinamo was able seep into the stands. And it is not showed himself
absolutely nothing. Omonia fans are the only ones that we reminded at the
stadium, and not in the Opera.
Came to Moscow fan clubs Cosa Nostra (Limassol), Akaki, Lakatamia,
Tersefanu (Larnaca), Astromeritis, Lythrodontas, Thessaloniki, UK. At the
sector present the flags of Cyprus. What is interesting Cypriot Nazis do not
use them and just hang the flags of Greece.As you know the Greek neo-Nazis are
complete idiots and their entire program comes to controlling the largest
number of islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Russian Nazis kill people and want
to separate parts of the regions of Russia, therefore of the Greek patriots
they just laugh at how over the clowns.
Omonia fans also brought a flag with Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin, and
after the game gave it to us for permanent storage. Gate 9 renowned open-minded
and to the same tribunes can sit supporters of the Communist Party of Greece
and the anarchists in the first place are all united here the idea of
anti-fascism. I hung the flag of St. Pauli. Was a banner in memory of the
deceased in a car accident Omonia fans, which can be seen on many team games.
During the match, various songs were sung by classical motifs type paokara. Has
long been known that the Greeks love and know how to sing in the stands. During
the match Omonia twice came out ahead, especially the first goal at the
beginning of the meeting created on our tribune joyful atmosphere. Dynamo player received a red card, but the
Cypriots were still unhappy with the refereeing.
The match ended with the score 2-2, which is a good result given the
class and financial resources Dynamo.
Shirt Antifa Russia exchanged for scarf
"Antifa Hooligans Gate 9 Salonica". By bus we went tothe crowd cops
surrounded , the Cypriots for the first time in life seen so many. The hotel
said goodbye, exchanged contacts. Guys overall support from the Russian
anti-fascists, and would be happy to see them at their stadium in Nicosia.
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