Ajax Fans Banned Against PSV Encounter

The fans of the Dutch Eredivisie defending champion - Ajax was banned from attending their sunday encounter with their arch-rival PSV Eindhoven. The mayor of the city of Eindhoven Mr Rob van Gijzel, did not allow Ajax fans to travel to Eindhoven for the match with coaches as trains was unavailable due to engineering work on the rail lines.

Frank de Boer

Mr van Gijzel, made the decision on the basis of fear of fans violence. But Ajax was not happy about it, so they went to court to get the decision over-turned, they lost the case. The court agreed with the mayor's decision.

"We are disappointed because the club think it important that its fans can attend all away matches,'' Ajax stated.

The match was played today (sunday) and Ajax was thrashed 4 - 0, the same margin they suffered against Barcelona in Nou Camp in the champions league this week. The winning took PSV to the top of the league table after 7 matches with 15 points while Ajax is at the 7th position with 11 points. It was a painful defeat for Frank de Boer coached team.

Since 16th August 2009, Ajax has not lost any match at the Philip stadium. Ajax won PSV 3 - 2 in the stadium last season. The club has to put this humiliating defeat behind them very quickly and be ready for their next match. De Boer, his coaching staff with the players will be watching the video to pin-point what they did wrong and fix it before their next match.