Vitesse offers presents to young fans affected by rearranged match

Vitesse will contact about 2,000 young supporters who may miss its rearranged match against De Graafschap, offering them a present after the fixture was moved to a Monday evening.

The Dutch second-tier game will be played on 23 November at 8pm, after the original fixture was abandoned on Sunday. The KNVB set the new date after De Graafschap’s team bus was held up in Doetinchem by angry supporters, Vitesse said.

The original 12.15pm kick-off had been suitable for younger fans. Vitesse said it regretted the move and recognised that the new time would make attending harder or impossible for some of them. The club plans to contact youth-ticket buyers and youth season-ticket holders and invite them to collect a present from the Vitesse Fanshop.