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U-20 World Cup : Stadium ruins deserved red card

Angry football fans QBE Stadium showed World Cup red card on the first day of the u-20 with complaints about "Chaos" inside and outside the venue.

Fans complained about traffic jams, parking problems and queues in Albany ground winds. The flagship Stadium host the semi-finals, final and the third place playoff.

People were complaining that delays were so bad, that they not able to get to play in New Zealand Ukraine until five minutes before half-time to see. U-20 World Cup The complaints reignited Aucklanders frustrations from the first night the World Cup 2011 Rugby, if delays caused some fans the all blacks to Miss opening game of the tournament and Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully Auckland event management put trunk.

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Auckland transport and local Organising Committee of FIFA investigate what wrong ran for the nearby capacity 25,000 spectators. U-20 World Cup Transmitter Stephen McIvor, who MCed of the opening ceremony, said the football was a "great experience", but the off-field experience was a "complete nightmare".

"During the game I went to eat 10 minutes before half-time and it took 40 minutes. It was all about chips to get.

"they had no real system. It was just chaos." McIvor, said.

"After the game it took at least an hour and a quarter from the parking lot on the highway and about two hours to get to back over the bridge"

As scattered fans out of the stadium, there were more problems to queues and parking.

Some turned to her piece say social media. Azmat Ali said, "and the stop! Not even from the parking lot last 45 minutes moved!" Niam Kerr-Bell was direct: "too bad the traffic management is a s * e around the stadium #goingnowherefastwithmykidsintheback"

Former New Zealand football Chief Grant McKavanagh said QBE stadium was notoriously difficult, when it came to traffic management.

"they have still have major problems with the traffic. They had always been. When I ran games out there, there are problems only 3,000 people once in on time.

"People ended up in the traffic for half an hour wait and wants but also with people out."

"The way the stadium is built, everyone is the same place out wants to and it just what." I don't know how to solve it. Maybe they need it a one way system."

The fans had a long wait for buses after the U20 World Cup game in Albany. Photo / Herald on Sunday

The fans had a long wait for buses after the U20 World Cup game in Albany. Photo / Herald on Sunday

Among those caught in the traffic was Herald reporter Steve Deane, who with a group of 11 parents and children were on the tournament, but safe traffic meant that they come up to 40 minutes in the game not.

"We almost the entire first half tries, because to miss the traffic," said Deane.

"It was just terrible. We tried to eat at half-time and the queues were terrible."

He sat in traffic for an hour after the game ended and made his group yet still not on the highway.

"The only salvation with North Harbour stadium is that there is no one. If you get an event where it is sold out, it is not grown, '' he said.

McIvor said he expected FIFA unhappy with the stadium be "embarrassing" operation last night. "The people expect reasonable service."

Auckland transport said it would bus services but accused to check travel and an accident on the highway for the delays.

The World Cup's local organizing Committee said that it would see improvements before the stadium's next game on Tuesday.

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