The Ajax and Feyenoord match experienced an interruption on Sunday afternoon due to significant unrest among the home fans.
Feyenoord’s Ramiz Zerrouki in action with Celtic’s Greg Taylor REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
The disturbance occurred after Ajax found themselves trailing 3-0 to Feyenoord by half-time.
The match was eventually abandoned after being suspended twice.
Ajax has experienced a poor start to the season, securing only one victory in their initial four matches. Facing Feyenoord, a team with three wins and two draws in their first five games, was anticipated to be a challenging encounter. A loss would position Maurice Steijn’s team in the lower half of the standings and create a 10-point gap from the league leaders, PSV Eindhoven.
The unfolding of events at the Johan Cruyff Arena left the home crowd stunned as Feyenoord established a 3-0 lead by the interval.
A video circulating online depicted the displeasure resonating around the iconic Amsterdam stadium, followed by the launching of fireworks from the Ultras stand into the penalty area.
https://twitter.com/DanielsenAxedal/status/1705934495994519613
There are also scenes outside the ground.
https://twitter.com/hooliganscz1999/status/1705958617864658987
This incident underscores the potential repercussions of facing a team like Feyenoord and puts into perspective Celtic’s 2-0 defeat, considering they played with only nine men.
