FC Groningen-Ajax was temporarily stopped in the sixth minute on Sunday due to fireworks on the field and a field entrant. The Eredivisie game was resumed after a ten-minute break.
Fans of FC Groningen threw several pieces of fireworks on the field. An angry supporter ran onto the field with a banner in his hand, with a text aimed at the board of FC Groningen. He was overpowered by some stewards.
FC Groningen has often had to deal with supporter violence this season. During the duel with SC Cambuur, angry fans entered the field and during the match against NEC, Jetro Willems was slapped in the face by a supporter.
FC Groningen, together with Cambuur, has already been sentenced to relegation from the Eredivisie. The ‘Pride of the North’ has only won four league matches this season so far. In addition, the club was surprisingly eliminated in the KNVB Cup by Spakenburg’s amateurs.
For Ajax, the duel with FC Groningen is of crucial importance. The team from Amsterdam is still chasing second place in the Eredivisie, a position that entitles it to a Champions League ticket at the end of the season. In addition, number four AZ is only two points behind John Heitinga’s team.
It is the seventh game this weekend that was temporarily halted due to supporter misconduct. On Saturday, FC Utrecht-RKC Waalwijk (2-0) and FC Volendam-Sparta Rotterdam (2-1) were interrupted and on Friday FC Twente-NEC (4-0) and three duels in the Kitchen Champion Division were hit.
2023-05-14 12:41:57
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