Fans of the Dutch soccer team Feyenoord Rotterdam paid their respects to the victims aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 with a massive stadium display and a moment of silence before the team’s friendly game against Spain’s Real Sociedad Wednesday.
The display, which appeared to stretch longer than the width of the field — typically 70 to 80 yards — included the names of each of the victims. In the center of the display was an image of a father and child holding hands and facing the Feyenoord soccer stadium, with “MH17” written above.
Pro-Russia rebels in Ukraine reportedly used a surface-to-air missile to shoot down the Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine last week.
One-hundred ninety three of the 298 victims were Dutch citizens. The bodies of some of the victims arrived in the Netherlands Wednesday.
. @Feyenoord fans pay tribute to #MH17 victims before their friendly match against @RealSociedad tonight. #feysoc pic.twitter.com/pGhsypHxC1
— Sander (@flyingdutchfan) July 23, 2014
Indrukwekkende minuut stilte in de Kuip @Feyenoord #MH17 pic.twitter.com/y9oSsaqmCl
— Tom Wolbrink (@TWolbrink) July 23, 2014
Indrukwekkende minuut stilte ter nagedachtenis aan de slachtoffers van #MH17 #nationalerouwdag @Feyenoord pic.twitter.com/nhwdOqvh11
— Erwin Bakker (@EP_Bakker) July 23, 2014
Минута молчания. #Feyenoord #MH17 pic.twitter.com/Hzqa8QS2ER
— Евгений Романюк (@ERamaniuk) July 23, 2014
Mooi eerbetoon Feyenoord voor slachtoffers #MH17 http://t.co/wSMNAlGRmx pic.twitter.com/7Q1bosyG74
— Debby Bosman (@debbybosman) July 23, 2014
Impressive tribute by Feyenoord,a banner with the names of the victims. #respect #MH17 pic.twitter.com/1v1JbgI7YS
— sonja de clippeleir (@clippiespain) July 23, 2014
Feyenoord at home to Real Sociedad pay tribute to the victims of the MH17 crash today pic.twitter.com/Teo42yYhjY
— FootballAwaydays (@Awaydays23) July 23, 2014