200 FC Utrecht supporters demonstrate against ‘naive and politically driven punishment’

After the match between FC Utrecht and Go Ahead Eagles, riots broke out. Fights broke out and supporters turned on the police. “Large stones, manhole covers, gutters, bicycles, fireworks and all the other materials that were available on the street were thrown towards the police. Slate was ripped out of the ground and thrown, causing injuries to officers. One riot police officer ended up in hospital with loss of consciousness,” the mayor wrote in a letter to the council. The situation got so out of hand that the police fired warning shots. “It is really essential to find calmer waters together, because this situation is no longer tenable.”