Referee Siemen Mulder blew his whistle to halt the game just seconds later, while the camera panned to a young ballboy who had run onto the field to escape the chaos. Along with fireworks, the group of Den Bosch “ultras,” as European soccer’s most rowdy fans are known, allegedly threw Roman candles and other explosives onto the field, Dutch website BD.nl reports.

In the meantime, Den Bosch captain Romero Regales came to the tearful boy’s aid, consoling him as he escorted him to the other side of the field.

Mulder halted the game for 15 minutes before restarting it, but a disturbance in the second half would result in another unplanned intermission. In that case, a fan reportedly fell ill, requiring emergency assistance. The fan was reportedly conscious when the ambulance finally left 10 minutes later.

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Den Bosch, which ended up winning the game 1-0, released a statement after the game, noting the ballboy named Jens was checked out by the team doctor for a ringing in his ears and is now doing well.

“Jens and his parents watched the second half of the game as our guests in the sponsorship suite, and we agreed that next week we’ll make a visit to his house and bring a nice gift along,” Den Bosch executive Theo Teelen said via the club’s website. “This made Jens smile.”

Teelen also said that as Den Bosch seeks to grow, perhaps one day rising to the top-tier of Dutch soccer, the ultras’ bad behavior must stop.