{"id":19374,"date":"2011-12-22T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/ajax-match-called-off-as-fan-attacks-az-keeper\/"},"modified":"2011-12-22T12:00:03","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T12:00:03","slug":"ajax-match-called-off-as-fan-attacks-az-keeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/22\/ajax-match-called-off-as-fan-attacks-az-keeper\/","title":{"rendered":"Ajax match called off as fan attacks AZ &#8216;keeper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtnfootball.com\/content\/photo_1324547340566-1-0_280x190.jpg\" width=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Esteban Alvarado<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Dutch Cup tie between Amsterdam giants Ajax and AZ Alkmaar was dramatically halted mid-match Wednesday after a fan ran on to the pitch and tried to assault AZ&#8217;s goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado.<\/p>\n<p>The incident, which looks set to cause a headache for the Dutch football federation (KNVB), led to the Costa Rican &#8216;keeper being red-carded by the referee after he twice kicked at the fan, who was then escorted off the pitch by police.<\/p>\n<p>The expulsion infuriated AZ coach Gertjan Verbeek, who led his players off the pitch complaining about the lack of security at the ground. 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