Goffert Stadium closed until further notice | Football

sport">Part of the stands at the branch collapsed shortly after the whistle on Sunday, when Vitesse supporters celebrated the 0-1 victory over the arch rival with their players. As a result, the environmental service ODRN has discussed with the owner, the municipality of Nijmegen, that the stadium should be closed for the time being.

sport">It is not known what caused the stand to collapse. The municipality of Nijmegen has commissioned an external agency to investigate the circumstances. This should clarify how this incident could have happened.

sport">“We understand the choice of the municipality to close the stadium until further notice,” said spokesman Nick van der Cammen. “It is important to us that thorough research is carried out, whereby the safety of everyone in the stadium must be guaranteed in the future. At the same time, this decision means that we will continue to look for an external location to complete our matches – at least for the short term. The talks with other clubs and the KNVB have been going on since yesterday, because we were prepared for this.”

sport">NEC’s next home game is against FC Groningen on October 31. Before that time, the club must have found temporary accommodation. GelreDome of arch-rival Vitesse is not an option because of the mutual tensions between supporters of Vitesse and NEC. Other nearby stadiums, such as TOP Oss and VVV-Venlo, are too small to accommodate all season ticket holders (9,600 people).

sport">This means that the NEC management has a difficult puzzle to solve. In addition, the number eleven of the Eredivisie must also get permission from the mayor of the municipality where it wants to play. Two years ago, AZ saw a few options lost when it had to evade after the roof in the AFAS Stadium collapsed, because the mayors concerned did not grant them approval.

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