Ajax-Feyenoord abandoned after flares lobbed on pitch

Ajax-Feyenoord abandoned after flares lobbed on pitch

Published September 24,2023


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The Dutch ‘Klassieker’ between bitter rivals Ajax and Feyenoord was deserted Sunday after a number of flares had been thrown on the pitch, with Feyenoord 3-0 forward ten minutes into the second half.

The match had already been suspended twice throughout the first half, as soon as for flares on pitch, the opposite time after a cup was lobbed from the stands.

A double from Santiago Gimenez and one from Igor Paixao had given the workforce from Rotterdam an unprecedented lead on the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam.

TV pictures confirmed three flares burning on the pitch with smoke from different flares pouring from the infamous south stands of the sector, the place the hardcore “F-side” followers sit.

According to Dutch media studies, police used horses and fired tear gasoline to disperse followers from outdoors the stadium. Images on social media confirmed followers attacking the doorway to the stadium.

Ajax have had a depressing begin to the season. After profitable their first match, they’ve drawn two and misplaced one within the Eredivisie. They at the moment sit thirteenth within the desk.

Defending champions Feyenoord, in distinction, stay unbeaten within the prime flight this season.

Source: www.anews.com.tr