OM explains why field attacker FC Groningen

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 3:14 PM
• Jordi Tomasowa • Last update: 15:19

The spectator who entered the field at FC Groningen – Ajax with a banner on Sunday afternoon will not be prosecuted. A spokesman for the Public Prosecution Service (OM) indicates that the man will only be fined because he was arrested by the police for not being able to show an ID. The amount of the fine is not known.

At FC Groningen – Ajax things went wrong after six minutes on Sunday: fireworks bombs were thrown onto the field and a supporter of the home team entered the field. He showed a banner with the text: ‘Cancer board, fuck off.’ Less than three minutes after the restart, referee Jeroen Manschot had to stop play again, after which the game was definitively stopped. The match was resumed on Tuesday in an empty Euroborg, Ajax won 2-3.

Groningen on high alert: staff threatened and intimidated

The problems with the supporters of FC Groningen are said to be deeper than last weekend’s disturbances. Read article

The man who ran onto the field on Sunday will not be prosecuted. According to the Public Prosecution Service, storming a football field is not an offense and the banner that the man was carrying is outside. The spectator announced his action in advance on social media, reported Sikkim. The regional medium published a photo of the perpetrator that was distributed just before the match. “Hahaha loose on the field in a minute,” the caption read.

Despite the fact that the action was announced in advance, FC Groningen was unable to prevent the problems. The club received many questions and comments in response to the incidents. “The choice not to intervene in the section in the stands where the unrest came from, has to do with safety considerations that have to be made,” Groningen wrote on the club site. “The chance of an escalation in case of intervention was enormous, resulting in a possible mass brawl – in which it was estimated that in that case there would certainly be injuries – and the images and memories, especially for children, would have been more traumatic than they are now. case.”

According to it Newspaper of the North the problems with the supporters of FC Groningen are deeper than last weekend’s disturbances. The regional newspaper published an extensive analysis of what goes on behind the scenes on Wednesday morning. For example, staff are systematically threatened and intimidated by a notorious group of the hard core. “A number of security guards, catering staff and possibly volunteers from FC Groningen are not able to withstand the pressure of hooligans.”

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