The coach and gamers of Dutch membership AZ Alkmaar condemned sections of their very own help who attacked household and buddies of the West Ham United squad celebrating their success in Thursday’s Europa Conference League semifinal.
Home supporters broke by way of a fence and attacked the West Ham contingent seated in a reserved part behind their very own group’s dugout on the AZ Stadium.
A brawl ensued wherein West Ham gamers, together with captain Declan Rice, tried to intervene, with a number of working to assistance from kinfolk.
“It’s annoying, it doesn’t belong in our stadium. Preferably in no stadium,” mentioned coach Pascal Jansen, whose aspect misplaced 1-0 on Thursday as West Ham accomplished a 3-1 combination triumph to succeed in the ultimate in opposition to Fiorentina in Prague on June 7.
“I feel shame. You have to control your emotions, even on a night with a defeat.”
Defender Pantelis Hatzidiakos was amongst a number of AZ gamers who spoke out in opposition to the violence in post-match interviews.
“I think it’s sad what happened. My family was up there. I have been in contact with them and my girlfriend said they were shaking,” he advised Dutch tv.
“I don’t even call them supporters. Just stay home if you have such intentions.
“Such a beautiful evening, such a great atmosphere, I really enjoyed it until the final whistle. What happened after that, I find very sad and a pity.”
Police and stewards have been rapidly on the scene to forestall additional confrontation and calm was restored after 10 minutes.
There was an identical incident in London final week when AZ supporters, together with the household of coach Jansen, have been accosted by West Ham followers after they celebrated the objective scored by the Dutch membership within the first half of the primary leg.
