Tomorrow Wednesday 27 September: the date on which the remaining 35 minutes of the big Eredivisie match suspended after the throwing of smoke bombs and the pitch invasion by Ajax fans will be played has been decided.
Ajax-Feyenoord without a win: everyone stops, we return to the pitch, but without vandals and hooligans. Behind closed doors. The Dutch derby will be played and concluded as per the regulations. Marco Van Basten’s appeal to stop all orange football matches was therefore not heeded.
Feyenoord led 3-0
The challenge will be resumed tomorrow, Wednesday 27 September. The reason for the suspension was the disturbances caused by the home fans who, to protest against a disappointing start to the season, threw smoke bombs and firecrackers onto the pitch, forcing the referee to blow the final whistle. The match will therefore continue in two days, but with a variant. Following the recent episodes, the match will be played in a deserted Johan Cruyff Arena, behind closed doors.
On Sunday, hundreds of supporters destroyed the entrance to the stadium and attacked the mounted police, who also had to use tear gas to disperse them. There was a lot of damage to cars and shops in the streets adjacent to the plant.
Ajax is going through one of the worst sporting crises of its 123 years of existence. With just five points from four matches, the club, 36 times national champions, recorded its worst start in the Eredivisie since the 1964/1965 season. Last night, the sporting director, Sven Mislintat, was fired, having also come under fire for a potential conflict of interest during the summer transfer market.
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September 26, 2023 (modified September 26, 2023 | 08:36)
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