{"id":116837,"date":"2024-05-31T12:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/31\/a-sad-joke-perth-football-fans-rocked-by-train-chaos-before-ac-milan-roma-friendly\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T12:19:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:19:00","slug":"a-sad-joke-perth-football-fans-rocked-by-train-chaos-before-ac-milan-roma-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/31\/a-sad-joke-perth-football-fans-rocked-by-train-chaos-before-ac-milan-roma-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A sad joke\u2019: Perth football fans rocked by train chaos before AC Milan-Roma friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Western Australian football fans have been rocked after train chaos in Perth left thousands of fans stranded ahead of a friendly between AC Milan and AS Roma at Optus Stadium.<\/p>\n

More than 50,000 fans were expected to attend the match but 45 minutes before kick-off, half of Perth\u2019s train lines were hit with unexpected technical issues.<\/p>\n

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Transperth, the agency that administers the public transport system in Perth quickly released a series of statements.<\/p>\n

At 7.19pm, Transperth posted: \u201cTrains on the Armadale Line are currently delayed due to a technical issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrains will continue to run however they will not be running to the regular schedule.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease allow extra travelling time and be aware that delayed trains may not connect with timetabled bus and train services.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just three minutes later, the agency posted on its website: \u201cTrains on the Fremantle and Midland Lines are currently delayed due to a technical issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrains will continue to run however they will not be running to the regular schedule.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease allow extra travelling time and be aware that delayed trains may not connect with timetabled bus and train services.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The excitement was palpable for fans of the Italian giants. Photo by James Worsfold\/Getty Images<\/span>Source: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Podcast and football channel The Far Post Perth took to social media during warm ups where it was clear plenty more people still had to arrive, writing: \u201cWarm ups are underway but word is there\u2019s thousands of fans stuck in the city waiting for trains.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans were fuming, lashing out at 40 minute waits.<\/p>\n

The same fan posted: \u201cUgly, ugly scenes at Perth Station. Thousands of people are choking the platforms and growing angrier by the second.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another fan commented: \u201c@Transperth we are looking at missing the start of the soccer at Optus. Not your finest hour. Any explanation due. Would you like to explain to a 6 and 8 year old they have been waiting for an hour at the train station?\u201d<\/p>\n

Although the match between the two Italian powerhouses is just a friendly, both teams are coming off strong Serie A seasons.<\/p>\n

AC Milan finished second in the competition behind arch rivals Inter Milan.<\/p>\n

AS Roma on the other hand just missed Champions League qualification, finishing sixth in the Serie A.<\/p>\n

But it was Roma who opened the scoring through Tommaso Baldanzi in the 27th minute.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the first time the teams have met in Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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