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Go Ahead Eagles match abandoned after crowd trouble

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Dutch league match between Go Ahead Eagles and Utrecht was abandoned after crowd trouble.
  • Utrecht supporters reacted angrily after Go Ahead Eagles took a 3-0 lead in the second half, throwing fireworks and other objects onto the field.
  • Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson and Alfons Samsted both started for Go Ahead Eagles.

The match between Go Ahead Eagles and Utrecht in the Dutch top flight was abandoned after Utrecht supporters reacted to their team falling 3-0 behind in the second half.

Home fans threw fireworks and other objects onto the pitch as frustration boiled over. Officials decided it was not safe to continue the game and blew the final whistle prematurely.

Go Ahead Eagles started with Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson and Alfons Samsted in the lineup.

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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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