The violence began following an ordinary conflict between two small groups of young people over a taxi. One group consisted of young people from the Northern Caucasus, the other of fans of a Moscow football (soccer) club.
这场暴力冲突的导火索其实是两伙年轻人争夺一辆出租车。其中一伙人来自北高加索地区，而另一伙人是莫斯科某足球俱乐部的球迷。冲突导致一名叫伊戈尔·施维利多夫的球迷领袖丧生。