A waiting for justice to take action on the matter, the Amsterdam club assumes that the attacker can not re-enter the stadium
Killed by an event that no one completely understands, Ajax would not criticize the reaction of AZ leaving the field after the attack, answered, by their goalkeeper, but directly, issued an apology usually sent directly through website Alkmaar club and promised to crack down with the fan who jumped onto the field Tuesday night.
"It´s a terrible incident and we regret very much," begins by noting the statement signed by the club´s financial director Jeroen Slop, adding: "We offer our sincere apologies to everyone and especially AZ. The fan has been turned over to the police. "
The audience took to the field in the 37th minute of the first half (when the Ajax dominated the scoring 1-0) and attacked her with a kick to the Costa Rican goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado AZ Alkmaar, who defended the attack repeatedly kicking the fan . The match referee, Bas Nijhuis, showed the red card to AZ goalkeeper and coach his team, the Dutchman Gert Jan Verbeek, ordered his team to leave the grass on the grounds that the physical safety of players was not guaranteed.
Thus, the game was suspended as a result of 1-0 and AZ in the locker room decided not to return to the lawn for security reasons. The suspension of the meeting led to incidents in and around the stadium, which resulted in the arrest of eight people by the police, who also had to use water cannons to subdue the angry fans.
The fan who jumped into the field, 19 years old and whose identity has not been released, could face a life ban at the stadium of Ajax. Although the young man said he was under the influence of alcohol to argue their behavior, Ajax said, "This boy will feel" through the web.
Ajax coach Frank de Boer, declined yesterday to make judgments but defended the goalkeeper´s reaction: "Stephen was attacked and defended. I do not know how I would react, but I can understand due to its South American temperament. "
Meanwhile, in the heart of Ajax would not confirm the lifetime ban on the fan, but Jeroen Slop did not hesitate to assume that this is the punishment he received, besides the fact that the club could make themselves against the will face trial for his action and also the goal of AZ intervene Esteban Alvarado.
The KNVB red override the goal of AZ
The Dutch federation decided to rescind the red card was the referee AZ goalkeeper for kicking a fan considering that "acting in self defense. It was attacked from behind. " Alvarado said he spent "very scared" and explained his reaction: "I do not know if the fan is under the influence of drugs or alcohol, what I do is defend my integrity." Moreover, the removal of turf AZ and its subsequent decision not to return was not used by the Ajax yesterday to press their defeat to the federation. The Amsterdam club simply noted that wait for a decision by the KNVB at its next meeting, which could take place next week and could be reduced to three cases: Declare the winner of the match Ajax 1-0, resume game from the minute 37 or restart from the first minute