"Ajax's Eredivisie match against Groningen at the Johan Cruyff Arena was called off after supporters ignited fireworks and flares behind one of the goals. Referee Bas Nijhuis led the players off the pitch five minutes after kick-off, and when an attempt to restart the match was met with similar scenes, the game was formally abandoned. The Dutch club confirmed on Sunday that the match will be carried out behind closed doors on Tuesday Dec. 2."
""Ajax finds it downright scandalous what happened in the stadium tonight," they said in a tweet. "We offer our apologies to anyone who has been harmed by this in any way whatsoever. The safety of spectators and players has been put in danger. That is unacceptable. We explicitly distance ourselves from this misconduct. Fireworks do not belong in the stadium."
"The spectators who were in the section of the stadium in question were searched. Dogs were also deployed to detect fireworks, both in the stadium before it opened and at the entry of the spectators. In addition, other preventive measures were taken. Despite this, we were unable to prevent this situation. We will of course study the camera footage to try to identify the perpetrators and, in addition, investigate in other ways who is responsible for this."
Ajax's Eredivisie match against Groningen at the Johan Cruyff Arena was abandoned after supporters ignited fireworks and flares behind one goal. Referee Bas Nijhuis led players off the pitch five minutes after kick-off and abandoned the game when a restart produced similar scenes. The Dutch club confirmed the match will resume behind closed doors on Tuesday, Dec. 2, with the score 0-0. Ajax condemned the incident as scandalous, apologized to those harmed and stated that fireworks do not belong in the stadium. Spectators in the section were searched, dogs and other preventive measures had been used, and camera footage will be reviewed to identify perpetrators and pursue appropriate measures.
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