Football: Tickets for BATE vs Barcelona game sold out in 18 minutes
Tickets for the Champions League group stage match between BATE and Barcelona were sold in Minsk within 18 minutes. There were over 400 people in the queue but the ticket agent Ticketpro sold only 65 tickets despite earler reports that over 300 tickets would be offered.
By 1400 nearly 200 people lined up near a ticket office in Minsk. Some people had stayed overnight sleeping in a car near the entrance to the ticket office.
Photo: D. Fedorstain