China's soccer team won 1-0 in a match against Oman that advanced them to the Korea-Japan World Cup finals
at this Stadium in the past four decades. Since then, Chinese soccer fans view
the stadium as a place of good luck for the team and Chinese soccer.
Even though the local Soccer Fans Association did not receive authorization
to organize any large-scale activity, a large number of people gathered nearby
taking photos and videos of the demolition.
Security guards were stationed every five or six meters around the perimeter
to maintain order as the destruction of the stadium is a sensitive issue for
many fans.