Ajax’s Davy Klaassen injured by object thrown from crowd in Dutch Cup semifinal

Ajax Amsterdam’s Davy Klaassen suffered a head damage from an object thrown from the stands, inflicting a prolonged delay, earlier than his group edged bitter rivals Feyenoord away in Rotterdam on Wednesday to guide a spot in the Dutch Cup last.

A person was arrested in the stands as Klaassen bled closely from the wound and he was later substituted.

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The match was halted for 28 minutes earlier than being restarted and Ajax received 2-1 to arrange a last in opposition to PSV Eindhoven on April 30.

Ajax had been main 2-1 when a confrontation between rival gamers close to the nook flag set off a commotion, throughout which Klaassen was hit on the top, seemingly by a cigarette lighter.

Ajax gamers walked off the sphere, adopted by these of Feyenoord, whose assistant coach John de Wolf later got here out to berate dwelling supporters earlier than the sport acquired again underway. He used the general public handle system to ask Feyenoord followers to “use your common sense”.

Dutch worldwide Klaassen, 30, needed to be substituted shortly after the sport resumed, gesturing that he was struggling from dizziness.

Police mentioned a 32-year-man had been arrested and the incident was being investigated.

The cup semi-final, weeks after Feyenoord beat Ajax away in Amsterdam in a key league recreation to maneuver near the Dutch title, had began 5 minutes late because of smoke from fireworks lit by Feyenoord supporters. It needed to be stopped 21 seconds after kick-off to permit the heavy black smoke to clear.