VVV-Venlo suffered a 1-2โ defeat against Vitesse Arnhem on Friday, September 29, 2023, in a โmatch marred โฃby disruptions including fireworks, sprinkler malfunctions, and thrown cups.โ Despite the win, Vitesse remains โin last place in the first division standings due to โa โtwelve-point deductionโข stemming fromโค prior financial โขviolations.
The match at the Covebo โขStadion – De โKoel was briefly halted due toโ incidents in the โฃstands,including fireworks being set off and cups thrown towards the Vitesse players.Aโค malfunctioning sprinkler system โขalso caused โขa delay. Vitesse’s victory brings them closer to Jong Ajax in the standings,โ but the club continues to navigateโ the fallout fromโฃ itsโ financialโฃ issues,โข which โnearly resulted in the loss of its professional โฃlicense.
On Septemberโข 3,โ the Arnhem-Leeuwardenโฃ Court of Appeal steadfast the KNVB’s initialโ revocation of Vitesse’sโข license was premature and potentially unjustified, allowing the club to continue competing in the first division.However, the KNVB is now appealingโ that โขruling, as announced onโข Wednesday, September โฃ27, potentiallyโ jeopardizing Vitesse’s continued participation โinโ professional football.