Overview
- Referee Bas Nijhuis halted play within six minutes and later abandoned the match, citing player safety, with Amsterdam’s mayor backing the decision following further pyrotechnics.
- Video from the Johan Cruyff Arena showed fireworks and flares landing on the pitch, briefly igniting patches of grass before the stadium was cleared.
- The fixture is rescheduled for Tuesday at 14:30 CET without fans, following Ajax’s confirmation that the game would be completed behind closed doors.
- A one-off exception will allow a terminally ill supporter named Peter to attend the rescheduled game, arranged with the WensenAmbulance Noord-Holland charity.
- Ajax condemned the display as unacceptable, noted searches and sniffer dogs were deployed but insufficient, and the KNVB opened a disciplinary investigation as those identified face bans and fines.