The match between Excelsior and Go Ahead Eagles (2-1) should have been stopped on Friday evening, a KNVB spokesperson said. AP know. During the game, when celebrating a goal, cups of beer ended up on the field. Referee Erwin Blank, however, did not intervene.
That should have been done according to the stricter rules. “Matches are stopped if objects are thrown on the field – regardless of the reason. Joy beer is therefore not allowed,” the association clarifies.
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The KNVB has tightened the rules in response to the incident surrounding Davy Klaassen during the semi-final match between Feyenoord and Ajax. The result immediately became clear on Friday: the Brabant derby between NAC Breda and Willem II was first halted when fireworks were thrown on the field and then stopped after Willem II players were pelted with beer when celebrating the 0-1.
During the match between FC Utrecht and FC Twente (1-0), a ball was thrown on the field twice. Although the KNVB finds that behavior ‘very annoying’, according to the union, a match does not have to be stopped. “It will also happen more often, but a football is clearly not the object we are aiming for in the measures we have announced. It will be different if, for example, full beer cups, lighters or coins are thrown towards the field.”