"Match will now resume on Tuesday afternoon A huge firework display in the stands caused Ajax's league game against Groningen to be called off after just five minutes. Fans behind the goal at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam ignited a huge wall of fireworks and threw some onto the pitch, leading referee Bas Nijhuis to take the players off. After a delay the players returned but more fireworks were thrown and the match was abandoned. The match will now be played on Tuesday afternoon."
"The match between Ajax and FC Groningen will resume on Tuesday at 14:30. The game was abandoned on Sunday evening after repeated fireworks were set off, with the score at 0-0.At the moment play was halted, almost six minutes had been played between Ajax and FC Groningen. The... pic.twitter.com/ByTyUGHUnS- AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) November 30, 2025 In a post on X, Ajax wrote: "Ajax finds it downright scandalous what happened in the stadium tonight. "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." The postponement leaves Ajax and Groningen in sixth and eighth place respectively, with the two sides level on 20 points after 13 matches."
A large firework display in the stands caused Ajax's league game against Groningen to be halted and ultimately abandoned after only about six minutes with the score 0-0. Fans behind the goal at the Johan Cruyff Arena ignited a wall of fireworks and threw some onto the pitch, prompting referee Bas Nijhuis to remove the players. Play briefly resumed but further fireworks led to abandonment and the fixture was rescheduled for Tuesday at 14:30. Ajax called the incident scandalous, apologized to anyone harmed and said spectator and player safety had been endangered. Both teams sit on 20 points after 13 matches.
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