Remainder of NAC-Heerenveen to be played in Heerenveen due to safety concerns

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/heerenveen-EDjXSyWG/nac-breda-nLNrHc14/?mid=SKPXPD5K"]NAC Breda-Heerenveen[/a] was abandoned in the 82nd minute after referee Sander van der Eijk was forced to suspend the game for the second time. Fans of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nac-breda/nLNrHc14/"]NAC Breda[/a] had thrown a flare onto the pitch in the first half, causing the first stoppage. The second stoppage, also for thrown torches, meant a complete abandonment.[/p][embed guid="9113ff44-5745-47fa-8438-71547a72e4ec" url="https://x.com/nick_heus/status/2053511205361225774?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The flares were thrown out of protest against the board, whom the fans demanded to leave prior to Sunday's game.[/p][p]On Sunday, the clubs and KNVB confirmed that the remaining eight minutes and injury time will be played at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/heerenveen/EDjXSyWG/"]Heerenveen[/a]'s Rat Verlegh Stadion. The game, which will be finished behind closed doors, will resume at 14.30 CET.[/p][p][b]"For safety reasons, permission has not been granted for the match to be played in Breda. In such cases, the regulations stipulate that the remainder of the match must be played at the opponents’ ground," [/b]the KNVB said in a statement.[/p][p]Though NAC Breda were up 2-0 at the time of the abandonment, the club were relegated to the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to results elsewhere. Boy Kemper had scored both goals for the hosts.[/p][embed guid="5d9f9fee-8b24-4fbb-b87c-4ff6b662ef56" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2053498223839363188?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]