Dennis and Jhon van Beukering are no longer the coaches of GVVV. The Tweede Divisie amateur club announced the decision after an investigation into Saturday's events around the away match against IJsselmeervogels.
Jhon van Beukering has been accused of grievous assault at half-time in the top amateur football clash between IJsselmeervogels and GVVV. The former Feyenoord and NEC player is alleged to have struck IJsselmeervogels player Quiermo Dumay in the face.
Saturday afternoon spiralled out of control at Sportpark De Westmaat. With the score at 0-2, both teams headed for the dressing room, but that is where it went wrong. According to RTV Utrecht, Dumay was struck in the face as he entered the players' tunnel.
Dumay suffered considerable damage. Photos show his face bloodied, and he lost a few teeth. It has now emerged that Van Beukering is alleged to be the perpetrator. At GVVV, he served as assistant coach to his brother Dennis van Beukering.
GVVV have now released a statement. ''G.V.V.V. are deeply shocked by the events that took place on Saturday afternoon during half-time of the match against IJsselmeervogels. Violence has no place whatsoever within our club or within the values that G.V.V.V. stand for. We explicitly distance ourselves from every form of physical violence, both on and off the football pitch'', it reads on the website.
The statement continued: ''Immediately after the match, the board took action and launched a careful investigation into the events and the role of those involved. Based on the information currently available, the board have decided that our head coach Dennis van Beukering and assistant coach Jhon van Beukering will no longer carry out any work for G.V.V.V. with immediate effect. In addition, the board have concluded that there is insufficient basis to continue working with them'', making it clear that the coaches must leave the amateur club.
The board added: ''The formal and contractual handling of this will take place carefully and directly with those involved. In the interests of the investigation, the people involved and any procedures, G.V.V.V. will make no further statements on this at this time'', and said the club are giving full cooperation to the police, the KNVB and other competent authorities.
On Saturday evening, Jhon van Beukering issued a statement via Instagram Stories in which he says IJsselmeervogels also played a part in the row in the catacombs. He also stresses that Dumay is alleged to have struck Dennis van Beukering and that they are going to file a report.