In addition, according to the mayor, AZ supporters sang ‘lyrics with anti-Semitic associations’ during a so-called corteo from Waagplein to the stadium.
The match between AZ and the Polish Jagiellonia Białystok was considered a risky match in advance, with a chance of confrontations between supporters.
In consultation with the police, the Public Prosecution Service and AZ, the mayor had therefore designated two safety risk areas: the area around the AFAS stadium and part of the center of Alkmaar.
Two arrests
In a letter to the city council, the mayor states that two Alkmaar residents were arrested in the afternoon due to a disturbance with some supporters.
van Jagiellonia.
A special fan zone was set up for the more than six hundred fans of Jagiellonia at the Paardenmarkt in the center. The supporters stayed there from 3 p.m., where they could also eat and drink.
