published: thursday 29 august 2013, 23.30cet the play-off second leg between az alkmaar and atromitos
fc will resume at 11.00cet on friday having been abandoned after 59 minutes due to a fire at the az stadion.
the uefa europa league play-off second leg between az alkmaar and atromitos fc will be completed on friday morning having been abandoned on 59 minutes on thursday for safety reasons due to an electrical fire linked to the floodlighting system at the az stadion.
when the game was stopped, az trailed 1-0 on the night but led 3-2 on aggregate. under articles 11.04 and 11.05 of the official competition regulations, the match resumes at 11.00cet from the point of abandonment. there were no reports of any injuries among the 11,569 spectators and tickets for thursday's game will be valid on friday.
the draw for the group stage takes place in monaco from 13.00cet.