Trouble flared once al-Ahly, one in all Egypt's most successful groups, were crushed 3-1 by al-Masry. tv footage showed players running from the pitch chased by fans.
A small cluster of riot police tried to safeguard the players, however seemed to be overwhelmed and unable to prevent fans from attacking players. Fans of each groups then clashed, storming the pitch and dressing rooms, and a part of the stadium was set on hearth.
Most of the many black-uniformed police with helmets and shields stood in lines and did nothing as individuals chased one another, some wielding sharp objects and others hurling sticks and rocks. One officer was filmed talking on a portable as individuals poured on to the sector.
One al-Ahly supporter, Khaled Gad, told the Guardian: "What's upsetting is that the huge lapse in security, that I feel is purposeful on the a part of the inside ministry and also the military."
An al-Ahly official, Hanan Zeini, told the BBC: "I cannot believe this stuff happened randomly. i do not assume therefore, it had been organized."
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling military council, ordered helicopters sent to Port Said to ferry injured team members and fans of the visiting aspect to a military hospital.
In Cairo on Wednesday night fans gathered outside al-Ahly's ground within the Zamalek neighbourhood as they waited to listen to news of family and friends who had attended the match. They were joined by fans of their arch-rivals Zamalek. Chants rang out against the ministry of interior and also the Supreme Council of the military.
People are fast to purpose the finger at the previous regime, the police and also the army, and claim events were either orchestrated or allowed to escalate. Egyptians are angry that, a year since Hosni Mubarak was driven out, their country is riddled with lawlessness and fighting.
The Muslim Brotherhood, that has emerged as Egypt's largest party in recent elections, said the violence was a message from supporters of the ousted president and accused the military and police of desirous to silence those demanding an finish to the state of emergency within the country.
The country's soccer association has ordered an indefinite suspension of top-tier matches and parliament was thanks to hold a special session on Thursday to debate the violence.
