Global Courant 2023-05-20 04:18:11
The players of the English team, who achieved the away victory by 1-0 to advance to the final of the European tournament, defended their relatives who were attacked by fans of the Dutch team.
The fervent celebration of the West Ham fans after having qualified for a European final after 24 years without achieving it, unleashed a scandalous finale at the AZ Alkmaar stadium in the Netherlands, where the English team defeated the locals 1-0 in the second leg to define the aggregate 3-1 in their favour. When the match, with hot weather at the end, had ended, the ultras of the Dutch team staged an act of violence after trying to attack relatives of the English players, who had to stand in the stands to stop the advance.
The Ultras, synonymous with barrabrava in South America, on several occasions get into the center of controversy due to their violent attitudes that they have in the previous, during or post-game in which their teams are protagonists. The Alkmaar fans, noted for their fanaticism for the institution based in the North Holland province, were the center of controversy this Thursday for trying to attack the relatives of the English players.
After having completed the match that sentenced the Hammers’ pass to the Conference League final, after having won the game with a goal in the fourth minute of addition, the stadium stands were the scene of a scandal. After the final whistle, the fans and relatives of the English players celebrated with great euphoria the advance to the final, which will be played against Fiorentina on June 6, causing – without intending to achieve it – that the Dutch react with violence.
Seeing the attitude of the Hammers fans, the ultras, dressed in black, hooded and with a thermal “collar” of the same tone, went to rebuke the relatives after tearing down a fence that divides both partialities and outnumbering private security , which could not stop its advance.
Quickly, the West Ham players, including the Argentine Manuel Lanzini, realizing what was happening with their relatives, approached the stands and began to defend the advance. Not only that, but two fans who were present were the first obstacle for the Dutch, whom they couldn’t beat and ended up preventing them from advancing further.
Minutes later, they were able to control the situation inside the stadium, which began with a fan problem that broke out in the vicinity prior to the start of the match. In a confrontation between both factions, they attacked each other by hitting each other and attacking each other with chairs that were nearby.
