Demonstration Go Ahead Eagles fans get out of hand, at least 3 arrests

At least three people were arrested in Leeuwarden this evening at a demonstration by supporters of soccer club Go Ahead Eagles. According to Omrop Fryslân, fireworks were thrown and there was an aggressive atmosphere. A reporter from Hart van Nederland was prevented from working because his microphone was taken away.

Supporters of the club from Deventer gathered near SC Cambuur’s stadium in Leeuwarden. Go Ahead Eagles played there tonight against Cambuur, but the fans from Deventer were not allowed by the municipality to be there and therefore protested against the closure of the away box.

At the protest were about a hundred supporters. Two occupants of a car were arrested for carrying a baseball bat. A third occupant ran into a nearby cafe and was apprehended by officers there.

For the time being, the municipality of Leeuwarden does not allow away supporters at Cambuur. Recently, disturbances broke out in the city after the Frisian derby against sc Heerenveen: supporters of the visiting club were pelted with stones. Mayor Buma wants to put a stop to this.