🤯 Fireworks and flares force Copa do Brasil match to be abandoned 🎥

This Sunday’s (30th) Ajax versus Groningen match for the 14th round of the Eredivisie was canceled.

The reason? The Johan Cruijff Arena became the stage for a pyrotechnic show with fireworks and flares that was not part of the plan.

Ajax’s largest supporters’ group paid tribute to a recently deceased fan named Tum.

This resulted in some striking images due to what was used.

The ball was in play for only five minutes before referee Bas Nijhuis decided to halt the match.

See how the Johan Cruijff Arena looked:

There was a 43-minute wait before an attempt was made to resume the match.

But the scene repeated itself. And the match ended up being canceled.

Ajax released a statement criticizing what happened.

They assured, for example, that the traditional searches to prevent prohibited items from entering had been carried out:

"Ajax considers what happened in the stadium tonight absolutely scandalous (...) We will review the camera footage to try to identify those responsible (...) If this leads to the identification of the culprits, we will take appropriate measures."

Ajax is having a difficult season. It is the only team without points among the 36 in the Champions League group stage after five rounds.

And it is only in sixth place in the Eredivisie with 20 points. PSV leads with 37 and one more match played.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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