A fire breaks out behind the goal during the Dutch final football match

A football final in the Netherlands was a real barn burner… literally as a fire broke out behind one of the goals, throwing the match into chaos.

Feyenoord were playing NEC Nijmegen in the Dutch Cup final on Sunday – the championship match of a major knockout tournament in the Netherlands – when fans reportedly set off fireworks in the stadium… and a huge banner caught fire.

The plume of black smoke completely envelops the fans here… making it difficult to even see the fans in the center, while the fans on the sides appear to be waving for help.

The fire – reportedly relatively small – was apparently quickly extinguished by firefighters, and no injuries were reported… but take a look at the photo. Absolutely, it could have been worse.

By the way… sports conspiracy theorists can have a great day with this – because it was a Feyenoord banner that caught fire, forcing players to evacuate the field for about half an hour in the 55th minute.

It is unclear whether their supporters actually lit the fire – although some online claim they did – but four minutes after play resumed Feyenoord scored the only goal of the afternoon to win the match 1–0. Chance???