I made my way down the infamous underpass around 7.30. Coincidentally saw the team coach trying to get through the crowds. I was on Gate Y, next to Jason Mcateers broadcasting station. Was stuck there for what seemed like hours, steadily becoming more and more congested. There were some Reds pushing the queue coming from other gates that had been closed, leading to further congestion until our gate was closed too. Didn’t get Open until 9.15. By which time locals and a few reds had scaled the fence and legged it up the stadium entrance. A few got caught, but majority made it through. Felt the tear gas start around 9ish. In the end around 9.32 we had no option but to leave gate Y as they were allowing one person at a time (in a queue of 1/2/3000?) and we managed to walked to gate A which was empty and scan our QR code and walk through. Once the tickets was scanned, there were no stewards to direct you to your seats, so I could have gone to any seat I wanted to in our end. The gangway was packed with fans, so there was no way I was getting to my seat, so spent the first half watching in the alleyway between aisles.
