Last night The Belmopan Bandits hosted Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium in the preliminary round of the Concacaf League 2019 eliminations for the Champions League.
The Bandits were defeated 3-1 but what's making news tonight is the outrageous behaviour of the Police who were involved in some overzealous refereeing of Costa Rican fans. The Fans of Deportiva Saprissa were merely trying to cheer on their team by singing and blowing horns - but in something that smacks of a police state, the cops weren't having it.
In this video shot by a Belizean, Police officers are shown attempting to force the Costa Rican spectators to remain seated for the duration of the game and to only be allowed to react exuberantly should their team score a goal. The individuals in the video do not appear to be violent or even drunk and disorderly.
The video commentary points out that the officers do not speak Spanish and so are unable to effectively communicate their orders to the Costa Ricans. It also points out the terrible reception provided to these visitors to our country and suggests that in the future any oversight of fans would be better carried out by a Concacaf representative.
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