The Dominican Republic has barred Haiti's national football team from playing in Dominican sports facilities, one day after Haiti won 4-1 in Santo Domingo.

Sports Minister Kelvin Cruz announced the measure on Friday, October 2. He cited incidents at the entrances to the Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium before Thursday night's Nations League match. Videos posted on social media showed groups of fans forcing their way in, and one gate was damaged, Reuters reported.

“What we saw yesterday with a gate at the Félix Sánchez … is unacceptable,” Cruz said. He said the government has zero tolerance for indiscipline in its sports venues.

President Luis Abinader backed him. The minister “spoke on behalf of the government and his position is the position of the government,” Abinader said during a visit to the country's book fair.

The match also set off a row after Haitian striker Wilson Isidor, who scored twice, was filmed saying “Hispaniola is Haiti.” José Deschamps, president of the Dominican Football Federation, called the remark disrespectful to Dominican sovereignty and said the federation would complain to FIFA and Concacaf.

Haiti's embassy in Santo Domingo said the remark did not represent the Haitian government and was made in the heat of the match. “Sporting rivalries must not call into question relations of good neighborliness and mutual respect,” it said. The Haitian Football Federation called the win “a beautiful night for Haiti” and said competition should stay on the field.

The ban could have practical effects. Haiti cannot host matches at home because FIFA has barred the Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince over security, and it played its September home match against Costa Rica in Kingston, Jamaica. The Dominican newspaper Diario Libre reported that the restriction could stop Haiti from using Dominican venues when it is the designated home team.