Dutch Cup match momentarily halted after racist chants at Jozy Altidore

AZ Alkmaar's dominant performance at Den Bosch in the quarterfinals of the Dutch Cup was marred by racist chants at American striker Jozy Altidore, prompting officials to momentarily stop play. Down 4-0 and with two Den Bosch players were shown straight red cards within the first hour of play, the home fans were feeling nasty and reportedly aimed monkey chants at AZ's Altidore and threw bottles.

The 23-year-old had scored his career-high 20th goal of the season by converting a penalty in the 39th minute and when the referee ordered both teams off the pitch in the second half, he yelled for them to play on. Former U.S. national team midfielder and current AZ Alkmaar director of football Ernie Stewart was at the match and expressed his disappointment in the incident to the press. The suspension of play only lasted a few minutes though, and when the match resumed, AZ added a fifth goal.