Ajax Fans Clashed with Prague Police in Stadium Break-In Attempt

Czech police detained several Ajax Amsterdam fans after a group of them tried to break into Slavia Prague’s Eden Park stadium without tickets ahead of their Europa League match on Thursday.

“Policemen in heavy riot gear had to resolve the situation using coercive measures, and several fans were detained,” police said on social media network X.

Earlier, several hundred fans gathered in Prague’s Old Town Square and police found knives, baseball bats and batons left on site before the supporters took the underground to the stadium.

Several hundred police officers were deployed across the city to keep order before and after the match.

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The Game

After 20 minutes, Christian Rasmussen was brought down in the box and Branco van den Boomen made it 1-0 from the penalty spot.

Ajax dominated the first half but they failed to add a second goal with Brian Brobbey missing a good chance. They also lost Kristian Hlynsson to injury.

Slavia Prague improved in the second half and Remko Pasveer was called into action. After an hour, Ajax made a triple change with Chuba Akpom, Anton Gaaei and Owen Wijndal all coming on.

It didn’t help stem the tide and the equaliser finally came in the 67th minute as Tomas Chory headed in. Ajax were then reduced to ten men with Youri Baas shown a second yellow card.

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