
The Dutch championship match between Ajax and Feyenoord at the "Johan Cruyff Arena" was interrupted this afternoon, after fans threw fireworks onto the field.
With Ajax 3-0 down after 55 minutes, some home fans began throwing cigarette butts onto the pitch in an attempt to break up the match.
The same thing happened after the break, but the referees eventually deemed it too unsafe for the match to continue.
Ajax fans are showing their anger at the club's rubbish start to the season.. ???? pic.twitter.com/JZDQLdecY9
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) September 24, 2023
After the game was suspended, a short statement was released on social media by the Eredivisie: "The classic is suspended after repeated fireworks on the pitch.
"More information on how this match will end will come later."
Ajax fans reportedly turned on each other in frustration during the first half when Feyenoord went 2-0 up.
The Dutch newspaper AD described the incident as "one of the saddest crises in Ajax's 123-year history".
Ajax - Feyenoord suspended, fireworks by Ultras on the pitch. Ajax getting destroyed by Feyenoord: 0-3 in the first half #AJAFEY pic.twitter.com/1Ck4adsdhu
— DanielsenAxedal (@DanielsenAxedal) September 24, 2023
Tensions in the "Johan Cruyff Arena" have been increasing for weeks due to the club's poor start to the season.
Ajax are currently 13th in the Dutch league standings with one win, one loss and two draws in five matches.
Coach Mauris Steijn has been criticized recently for the club's poor form. Even the technical director Sven Mislintat has received severe criticism from the fans.
After going 3-0 down at home to rivals Feyenoord, Ajax fans have got the game abandoned by throwing flares on the pitch.
— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) September 24, 2023
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