Fireworks incident
The Fireworks incident (Dutch, "Vuurwerkincident") was a case of football hooliganism which took place on Easter Sunday, 20 April 2014 in De Kuip, Rotterdam, during the KNVB Cup final match between AFC Ajax and PEC Zwolle.The match began with a long-distance 'cannonball' of a shot from Ricardo van Rhijn from long range which provided the one goal advantage for Ajax in the third minute of the game.In the second half Zwolle team captain Bram van Polen scored the fifth and final goal for PEC, making it 5–1 after converting a successful corner kick from close range.Following the incident, 19 Ajax supporters were arrested as the fanatical core had caused mass destruction of the Stadion Feijenoord, breaking the chairs in the stands and writing graffiti everywhere, having even defaced the restrooms with faecal matter.[9] Private investigator John van den Heuvel later revealed the involvement of the notorious criminal Martin P. alias Polletje in the fireworks incident in Rotterdam as one of the culprits.The KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Association) have not yet voiced their ruling over the incident, but immediately forbade 400 Ajax supporters from attending the Eredivisie away match against Heracles Almelo the following week as a result of their actions.