AROUND 500 football fans from the Netherlands are expected in Scotland this weekend when big-name Dutch club FC Twente take on Scottish third-tier side Stranraer.
Saturday’s fixture marks the 10th anniversary of the death of FC Twente fan Dennis van Unen.
It was the dying wish of the 34-year-old, who was terminally ill with skin cancer, to see an Old Firm match.
Stranraer and Rangers supporter Jim McKie, 42, and his friend James Hilton, 61, a Stranraer and Celtic fan, arranged tickets and took Van Unen on tours of Ibrox, Parkhead and Hampden.
Stranraer chairman Iain Dougan, chairman of Scottish League One side Stranraer, said: “The relationship between the two clubs remains extremely close, 10 years since Denis van Unen sadly passed away, so it’s incredible to finally face each other on the pitch.”
A memorial tournament is played every year at FC Twente in honour of Unen and another fan, Boris Dijkhuizen, in which Stranraer youth teams regularly participate.
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