Watch: Go Ahead Eagles fans attack De Graafschap players after 4-0 loss at Dutch second division game

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New Delhi: Go Ahead Eagles fans attacked De Graafschap players after a Dutch second division match on Sunday. Television footage showed Go Ahead supporters running on to the pitch at the end of the game, which their team lost 4-0 at home, kicking and punching De Graafschap players before stewards stepped in.

Go Ahead said they were "deeply ashamed" of their fans` behaviour which they condemned. "The club makes every effort to take appropriate measures against those responsible," Go Ahead said in a statement on their website.

Violence broke out in the second division of Dutch football when De Graafschap players were attacked by Go Ahead Eagles fans after their 4-0 win.
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The start of the game had been delayed by several minutes after spectators threw fireworks on to the pitch. The police made seven arrests, Fox Sports Netherlands reported.