SC Heerenveen will receive Feyenoord in the quarterfinals of the TOTO KNVB Cup on Wednesday evening. The Frisians will have to achieve this without a large part of their own supporters. This is because the club does not sell individual tickets. In previous home games against the team from Rotterdam, many Feyenoord supporters were present in the home sections.
SC Heerenveen coach Kees van Wonderen regrets the situation. “It’s a shame,” he says opposite The Telegraph. “You want to play such a match, such a quarter-final, in a full stadium. This of course also has financial consequences for the club. The club chooses to deal with this very strictly for safety reasons – which are not even among its own supporters. , so that it does not get out of hand again. That discussion is sad enough, I think.”
Due to disturbances in 2020, a limited number of tickets have been chosen to prevent Feyenoord supporters from taking a seat in the home section. Cees Roozemond, general manager of Heerenveen, can understand the frustrations. “This is a shame, the good supporters suffer from the bad. But three years ago is still too clear on the retina, it was really not good what happened then.” At the time, disturbances broke out in home sections.
Despite the measures, Van Wonderen is looking forward to meeting in the cup. “What we need is energy, but we also need to have a good day. You have a chance if everything is right,” said the trainer. “I think you want to participate as long as possible on all fronts at a top club. I don’t expect presents. Of course Feyenoord also wants to go to that cup final, so it will be full resistance. It will be a tough match.”