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Ajax-ADO
Author: pashke Date: 10-08-2005, 07:34	Dears, can you explain why this match should be on neutral territory & w/o fans?

Re: Ajax-ADO
Author: Edgar Date: 10-08-2005, 07:50	link

Author: Forza-AZ
Date: 10-08-2005, 12:54

The city of Amsterdam has forbidden this (high risk) match, because they say they don't have enough police available on sunday.
The FA then moved the match to Saturday, but the city of Amsterdam forbid the match again. Regulation say that the match should be played on the other teams ground, but also the city of Den Haag forbid the match.
So regulation then say the match should be played on neutral ground.

PS: Before the match schedule was set, city's could indicate on which dates they didn't want high risk matches. Amsterdam didn't indicate coming weekend (Den Haag did), so the FA put the match there.

Re: Ajax-ADO
Author: Forza-AZ Date: 10-08-2005, 12:58	The article above is not completely correct. The match wasn't without supporters when the city of Amsterdam would have allowed it to go on. And I'm not sure if the location will stay secret until the match is played. The FA will make an anouncement tomorrow probably on the location of this match.

Re: Ajax-ADO
Author: Michele Date: 10-08-2005, 13:48	Hi Forza, or other Dutchmen. I've read that Ajax's return match against Brøndby may also be played on a neutral venue because of the same problem. Does this have anything to do with the truth or is it just a far fetched hope to increase Brøndby's chances of qualifying?

Re: Ajax-ADO
Author: Forza-AZ Date: 10-08-2005, 15:07	I didn't hear anything about that. It's only about Ajax-ADO as far as I know. On the 28th there is also Ajax-Feyenoord (even higher risk match), but that match just goes on as planned. Ajax-Brondby doesn't seem a risk-match, so that will just be played in Amsterdam I think. PS: I wish Brondby much success. I hope you reach the CL-groupstage.

Re: Ajax-ADO
Author: Michele Date: 10-08-2005, 17:24	It's nice to hear that the return leg will be played in front of a capacity crowd at the ArenA. Hopefully, that will give Ajax enough help to qualify for the ChL. PS. I wish Danish football much succes, just not too much of it for Brøndby.