-JW- Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Wednesday's last-16 tie in the Dutch Cup between Ajax and AZ Alkmaar was abandoned after 38 minutes with Ajax leading 1-0 following a pitch invasion by a supporter. An Ajax fan came onto the pitch and ran towards Alkmaar's Costa Rican goalkeeper Esteban. The goalkeeper kicked the fan in retaliation after being kicked himself - but was given a red card for misconduct. After he was dismissed, Alkmaar's furious coach Gert Jan Verbeek ordered his team to leave the pitch. Alkmaar's technical director Earnest Stewart said: "Verbeek ordered the team off the pitch to control the situation and, in the dressing room, our players said they don't feel safe anymore on the pitch." An Ajax official said that the police arrested a 19-year-old man. "I saw that Esteban was attacked and that he defended himself," Ajax coach Frank de Boer said. "I don't know how I would have reacted but I can understand Esteban with his South American temper. I understand the decision of Alkmaar because of all the emotion at that moment." Alkmaar director Toon Gebrands said that the club would respect any decision taken by the disciplinary board of the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) but that the safety of his players was at stake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmamIYFN1s8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmamIYFN1s8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Why does this not happen in the championship? 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sleep' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='-_-' /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiffy Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 The goalkeeper should be banned for life, and should be charged with assault at least. There is no place for this kind of thing in football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 In the rules it says he has to go but commons sense would of prevailed you would of thought! nay mind.. ...ahh, just seen it.. 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> jesus, he didn't go half measures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingy Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 To be fair to the keeper he was surprised by the attack and he reacted. The fan was lucky the stewards got to him. I think his punishment should be 6 rounds of boxing with the keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 His reaction was blamed on his South American temper?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 If I was playing football and turned round to find some bloke aiming a kick in the air at me I'd bloody well kick him back aswell. Probably wouldn't give him an extra kick as he was on the ground but that's me. Good on the 'keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tibbs Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 His reaction was blamed on his South American temper?? I thought that was a load of ***** too. I think if he'd of left the second dig out he might have got away with it. The fan suprises him at first and I'd say his first reaction is pretty normal when someone flies in at you wanting to hurt you! Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorneoRam Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 That's crazy - the ref looks visibly scared when he sent him off - self defence in my book, the guy ran 30 yards to try and kick him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boz_DCFC Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Serves the fan right for going to kick him, but maybe the keeper should have shown a bit more professionalism and not retaliated, although I can't blame him. South American temper is a load of ******** though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiffy Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I would put drunken Miner on a Sat night about 40yrs ago against any Latin temper 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekkie_ram Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 The first kick is fine, instinctive self-defense with reasonable force. Second & third kicks are classed as assault with a deadly weapon IIRC (kicking somebody on the floor). He could quite easily be facing a spell in jail. I feel some sympathy, being attacked is not what you need in any situation, let alone in your profession. In reality he'll probably get less of a ban than Luis Suarez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nookiebear Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 the skinhead actually ran onto the pitch to kick him...surley all of us would kick him back??? if it was me...I'd be disappointed the third kick only got him on the leg...ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 The goalie did good there. They should give him a medal of honour of somekind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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