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Ajax investigate firework thrown during sold-out Legends match against Barcelona

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Ajax are reviewing CCTV footage to identify a spectator who threw a heavy firework during Sunday’s sold-out Legends match against Barcelona at the Johan Cruyff ArenA.

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Ajax are investigating after a spectator threw a heavy firework during Sunday’s match between former players of Ajax and Barcelona at the sold-out Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam.

The club said it was reviewing CCTV footage to identify the person responsible. A loud bang was heard near the F-Side stand towards the end of the second half, Dutch news agency ANP reported.

Barcelona’s former players won the match 7-4. The game celebrated Johan Cruyff’s legacy, with a standing ovation for him in the 14th minute, and raised money for the Cruyff Foundation.

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