OSLO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A Norwegian minister and the country's richest man fled their seats during Tuesday's Champions League match between Chelsea and Rosenborg fearing a backlash by angry home fans, Norwegian media reported.
Irate Chelsea fans hurled insults at Trond Giske, minister
of cultural and church affairs, and shipping tycoon John
Fredriksen when the pair cheered defender Miika Koppinen's
first-half goal for Rosenborg at Stamford Bridge.
They fled their VIP seats when Chelsea supporters around
them showered them with expletives and chanted: 'Go home, Go
home,' according to daily newspaper
Dagens Naeringsliv.
'We interpreted the situation as a bit unsafe,' Giske told
news agency
NTB.
'We were 40 Norwegians in the middle of a Chelsea tribune,
at half time we were given quieter seats at our own request.'
Norway's national coach Aage Hareide and other members of
the country's financial elite also left their seats and were
moved to a stand occupied mainly by Norwegians.
Chelsea, who announced early on Thursday that coach Jose
Mourinho had quit the club, equalised through Andriy
Shevchenko.
