A sad event marked the meeting this Sunday between FC Utrecht and Ajax Amsterdam (0-2). Brian Brobbey was targeted by monkey shouts, made by local supporters.
An investigation was quickly opened by the Dutch Football Federation (KNVB) after monkey cries were heard during the second goal of the game, scored by Brian Brobbey. Fireworks also disrupted the game. The KNVB “investigation to find out if the Utrecht club can be blamed” for these incidents.
“Let them talk, I don’t care”, reacts Brobbey
“After the match, I looked at my mobile and my brother told me that there had been cries of monkey, reacted Brobbey. I don’t care, it doesn’t move me. Let them talk . At the end of the day, we won and they lost.”
Several of Brobbey’s teammates quickly alerted the referee to the encounter, who hadn’t heard the monkey cries. The stadium announcer then took the floor to ask the supporters to immediately stop these actions towards the attacker.
According to the host club, photos were taken of the perpetrators of the monkey cries. The latter are wanted and they risk a stadium ban, nationwide.