Feyenoord will evaluate compliance with the coronary rules during the match against FC Twente (1-1), reports The Telegraph. Supporters at De Kuip did not follow all the rules: many fans did not wear a mouth guard and on the ground floor, the stands closest to the field, were not always kept a meter and a half away, despite the fact that fans were addressed.

Approximately 13,000 visitors were allowed to take a seat in De Kuip on Sunday. According to The Telegraph in reality there were more, because people from one family could buy tickets for children. Not only was there no distance, but Feyenoord also sang loudly in the final stages of the game in search of a winning goal.

The events led to fuss on social media and to frustration among season ticket holders who were unable to attend the match themselves. It’s not just Feyenoord that’s going to do an evaluation. Scientists at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam will also be doing new research into the risks of contagion from spectators in a stadium and those at De Kuip in particular.

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A Feyenoord spokesman admits that there was more sound in De Kuip than in other stadiums on Sunday. “But that’s also due to the larger number of spectators in such a large stadium,’ the spokesman is quoted. “At PEC Zwolle, a week ago, they also sang. But there’s a much smaller number of people in the stands there. There was at least enough space on each stand to keep a distance of 1.5 meters. That has been extensively calculated and the club adheres to that.”

Coach Dick Lawyer doesn’t seem to think there’s any major malpractice. “I think we have a fantastic audience. I also looked at where and how they sat. There was plenty of room. There was a good distance of one and a half meters,” says Lawyer during the press conference. That there was singing and cheering, doesn’t do him much. “Occasionally they shouted something, but when that’s not allowed it gets annoying. In my opinion most of them behaved well.”

The number of coronary attacks in the Netherlands had risen again in the recent period, which led to a renewed debate about the measures to be taken. Belgium and Germany have now given the provinces of North and South Holland code red. This means that non-essential travel to the two provinces is prohibited and that anyone who has been in North or South Holland in the past two weeks is obliged to undergo a coronary test upon return. Subsequently, it differs per province whether people also have to undergo compulsory quarantine.