Heavy snowfall in Istanbul forces halt to Juve-Galatasary match
Group B rivals will resume their game on Wednesday
The Champions League match between Galatasaray and Juventus was abandoned due to poor weather on Tuesday with the remaining 59 minutes to be played on Wednesday.
Play was halted in the 31st minute with the score at 0-0 as hail and snow began to fall heavily in Istanbul.
Both teams went back to the dressing room as groundsmen tried to clear the lines.
The referee, in consultation with the team captains and coaches, agreed that the conditions were no longer playable
Half an hour later it was decided to postpone the group B match after “both captains and the referee agreed that the pitch had become dangerous”, European soccer’s governing body Uefa said.
“The match was abandoned for tonight. The referee, in consultation with the team captains and coaches, agreed that the conditions were no longer playable,” Uefa media officer Amanuel Abate said.
“The match will be played tomorrow. Weather conditions have been quite extreme.”
Uefa said the match would kick off at 3pm local time (9pm Hong Kong time) on Wednesday. Uefa had originally said it would restart at 2pm, but Turkish police sought to have the match put back an hour for safety reasons.
However, further snow is forecast.