Why did the France-Germany football match continue after the first explosion outside the Stade de France?

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Map of central Paris showing locations targeted during the November 13, 2015 attacks, marked with numbered circles. The map includes symbols for explosion and shooting locations and outlines the city boundary. A timeline on the left lists each attack site and event details, including Stade de France, Rue Alibert, La Casa Nostra, La Belle Equipe, Bataclan, Cafe Comptoir Voltaire, and Saint-Denis. — Paris attacks of 2015 Significant sites related to the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015.

During the Paris attacks of 2015, match organizers and stadium security officials made the deliberate decision to allow the football match between France and Germany to continue after the initial explosion outside the Stade de France.

This decision was made primarily to discourage mass panic among the 80,000 spectators inside the venue. Furthermore, fans were prevented from leaving the stadium until officials could determine that it was safe to do so. While the blast was audible to those inside, the game proceeded until its conclusion shortly before 11:00 pm, at which point fans were kept in the stadium until after 11:30 pm to ensure their safety. French authorities later praised the stadium staff for their actions, which helped prevent a potentially far greater tragedy.1