By: EFE
By: EFE
A stadium stand of the NEC Nijmegen , of the Dutch first division, sank this Sunday when fans of the opposing team, Vitesse, celebrated the victory (0- 1) in the regional derby, in an incident that resulted in no serious injuries.
The events occurred when the visiting club players celebrated their victory on the pitch by jumping in unison on one of the stadium backs, an action that was repeated by hundreds of supporters who piled up on the rostrum.
A part of the stands gave way, causing dozens of fans to fall , but a container who was just below the rostrum stopped the fall, avoiding a more serious incident.
The general director of NEC Nijmegen, Wilco van Schaik , explained to the television network ision ESPN that “ fortunately there are no victims ”and that“ it has been a miracle that nothing has happened ”.
“I’ve been speechless, all kinds of things have happened to me. The container underneath has prevented greater evils ”, added Van Schaik to the chain NOS , in addition to announcing that the club will investigate what happened from this Monday.
The NEC Nijmegen stadium, which exists since 1939, f ue completely renovated at the beginning of the decade of 2000 and passed the annual inspection of this year, assured the CEO.
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