The professional football prosecutor starts a preliminary investigation into FC Groningen goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen for his role in the upset after the home duel with Ajax on Wednesday (2-2). The goalkeeper from Breda was ‘repeatedly and aggressively looking forward to the conflict with players and staff members of Ajax’. “He also hits a player or staff member of Ajax on the ground,” reports a spokesperson on Thursday based on TV images that the prosecutor has watched professional football.
The tension in the title fight between Ajax and PSV rose high on Wednesday evening and that was noticeable in Groningen. After the match between FC Groningen and Ajax, things went wrong on the field. Players and staff members of both clubs got it together. The goalkeeper of FC Groningen Etienne Vaessen seems to hand out a number of blows to the Amsterdammers in the tumult.
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Fear for suspension
After the incident, it was unclear whether there would be an extra yellow card at the address of Vaessen. The KNVB confirmed on Thursday morning that it will no longer come. But in the meantime the prosecutor reports professional football that a preliminary investigation has started into the behavior of the goalkeeper during the upbringing.
Vaessen must therefore fear seriously for a suspension. He is already excluded from the last competition match with PEC Zwolle on Sunday, by the yellow card he received in the final phase against Ajax. That was his fifth of the season, which means a suspension.
Exciting
It was perhaps even more exciting on Wednesday evening on the Euroborg field in Groningen than in Eindhoven. Deep in injury time, FC Groningen made the tying run against Ajax, so PSV took over the lead in the Eredivisie and has the championship for grasping.
A huge setback for the Amsterdammers who seemed to get a story from goalkeeper Vaessen of FC Groningen after the game. Davy Klaassen and Brian Brobbey seemed to get the goalkeeper to his shirt, after which Vaessen hand out a push. Players and staff members of both teams tried to appease things, but not immediately with success: Vaessen finds his way back between the players and seems to hand out a number of blows.
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During the incident, various players and staff members end up on the ground. Anyone who ultimately collects Vaessen’s blows is unclear on the chaotic images.
