Ajax have been compelled to desert their league match in opposition to Groningen on Sunday night time after followers let off an inferno of pyrotechnics within the stands of the Johan Cruyff Enviornment.
The impromptu firework show started simply 5 minutes into the Eredivisie conflict and the explosions have been such that each units of gamers have been stopped of their tracks.
The sport was instantly suspended as gamers have been led again down the tunnel.
The show was reportedly in honour of an Ajax fan who died final month, however the membership reacted furiously after the sport had been deserted.
In a put up on X, they wrote: ‘Ajax finds what occurred within the stadium tonight completely scandalous. We apologise to anybody who has been affected in any manner by this incident. The security of spectators and gamers has been compromised. That is unacceptable. We strongly condemn this misconduct. Fireworks haven’t any place within the stadium.
‘Spectators within the affected part of the stadium have been searched. Canine have been additionally used to detect fireworks, each within the stadium earlier than it opened and as spectators entered. Different preventive measures have been additionally taken. Regardless of this, we have been unable to forestall this case.
An enormous explosion of fireworks behind one of many objectives meant that play couldn’t proceed
Ajax gamers start to stroll off, with Davy Klaassen showing to remonstrate with supporters
‘We’ll, in fact, research the digital camera footage to attempt to observe down the perpetrators and likewise examine in different methods who’s chargeable for this. If this results in the identification of the perpetrators, we are going to take acceptable measures.’
One offended Groningen fan posted: ‘Minimal right here ought to be awarding Groningen a forfeit victory, plus a big sufficient factors deduction to ensure relegation, and requiring Ajax to play dwelling video games behind closed doorways indefinitely and prohibiting Ajax followers from attending away video games indefinitely.’
It has been a turbulent season for Netherlands’ most profitable membership. They’ve struggled at dwelling, with two defeats and a draw of their previous three Eredivisie matches in Amsterdam.
Supervisor John Heitinga was sacked following a disappointing 3-0 defeat by Galatasaray within the Champions League on November 5.
