Vitesse fans involved in scary moment as they cause stadium stand to collapse during celebrations

Vitesse fans involved in scary moment as they cause stadium stand to collapse during post-match celebrations

  • Vitesse beat NEC 1-0 in the Dutch top flight on Sunday afternoon 
  • Their fans were delighted and started bouncing up and down at the end 
  • A section of the stand gave way but fortunately no-one was seriously hurt 


There were scary scenes in the stands during a Dutch top flight game on Sunday as Vitesse fans caused a section to collapse as they celebrated their side’s victory over NEC.

The Arnhem outfit beat NEC 1-0 away, with Nikolai Baden Frederiksen scoring the only goal of the game in the first half.

After the final whistle, the Vitesse players went over to celebrate with their travelling supporters at the Stadion Galfort.

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Vitesse fans caused a section of the stands to collapse during their game on Sunday

Vitesse fans caused a section of the stands to collapse during their game on Sunday

However, the joyous scenes briefly came to a halt as their bouncing up and down caused the stand to suddenly give way.

Many at the front fell downwards, with the players looking concerned.

Fortunately nobody was injured in the incident despite looking like it could have been nasty.

And as soon as that was confirmed the fans got back underway with their celebrations. 

The stand gave way as the supporters jumped up and down in unison after the victory

The stand gave way as the supporters jumped up and down in unison after the victory

source: dailymail.co.uk