Terminally ill Ajax fan will be only supporter allowed in to rearranged fixture

"The fan, named Peter, is living in a hospice and had expressed the wish to attend an Ajax game for potentially the final time. They arranged for him to visit the fixture on Sunday but there was immense disappointment when it was curtailed within five minutes of kick-off owing to a huge pyrotechnic display by a section of the support."

"Fireworks were thrown again when an attempt to resume was made 40 minutes later and the remainder was scheduled to take place on Tuesday. Although the game will officially take place behind closed doors, Ajax have allowed Peter to fulfil his wish and watch from the stands. Peter has played football all his life, has also been a referee, and follows Ajax closely, said Andre, a staff member from the WensenAmbulance Noord-Holland charity, quoted by RTL News."

"Football is his whole life, so [the hospice] wanted to let him go to one last match. Andre, who accompanied Peter along with Peter's adult son, recounted the events of an afternoon that turned sour. When we arrived at the stadium, we were given excellent guidance by the stewards, he said. We got a great spot behind the goal. Peter was very disappointed [by the abandonment]. This is, of course, incredibly frustrating."

"A raft of posts on social media had highlighted Peter's plight and urged that he be granted access to the rescheduled game. WensenAmbulance Noord-Holland, a charity that helps people who are dying or have serious chronic illnesses to fulfil their final wishes, have confirmed that Peter will be allowed to attend. He will be present at Amsterdam Arena to watch his beloved Ajax, in sixth place, take on seventh-placed Groningen."

Peter, a seriously ill Ajax supporter living in a hospice, expressed a wish to attend an Ajax match that could be his last. He was brought to the fixture on Sunday by WensenAmbulance Noord-Holland and accompanied by a staff member, Andre, and his adult son. The match was curtailed within five minutes after a large pyrotechnic display; fireworks were thrown again during a resumed attempt and the remainder was scheduled for Tuesday behind closed doors. Ajax have allowed Peter to watch from the stands despite the official behind-closed-doors ruling. Ajax condemned the supporters' behaviour as utterly outrageous.

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