Have again Protests by fans against the planned entry of an investor into the German Football League (DFL) for Game interruptions taken care of. Even an abortion was possible.
Before the start of the second half of Hamburger SV’s second division game against Hannover 96 on Friday evening, which HSV lost 3-4, Some supporters from the north curve of the HSV managed to lock heavy bicycle locks on the posts of a gate. The locks could only be removed using a power cutter. Objects also flew onto the field.
A few minutes after referee Sören Storks kicked off the game for the second half and Dennis Hadzikadunic (47th minute) scored the goal for HSV to make it 2-3, the game had to be interrupted again. The game was about to be abandoned in the second half with a break of more than 30 minutes.
There were 96 supporters in the block Banners can be seen with the inscriptions “CVC & Blackstone puppets of Saudi Arabia’s sportwashing”, “Take consistent action when faced with personal threats of violence” and “Stop the game now”. Three portraits were also shown, each with a crosshair, including the head of 96 boss Martin Kind.
Football fans attach bicycle locks to a gate in Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion in protest.
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After neither 96 captain Ron Robert Zieler, coach Stefan Leitl and the entire Hanover team achieved anything with the fans, referee Storks asked the players into the dressing rooms. The 96 fans then removed the banners. The referee announced via the stadium announcer that he would cancel the game if further actions followed.
Managing Director Martin Kind announced consequences in a first short statement. “I don’t want to comment on that now. There will be reactions. End“, said the football official to the “Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung”. “The important thing is that you have to decide something“, emphasized the 79-year-old, without initially going into details.
16 minutes of injury time
Both teams were sporting a thrilling northern duel. Nicolo Tresoldi (11th), an own goal from Guilherme Ramos (21st) and ex-Hamburg player Louis Schaub (32nd) put Lower Saxony in the front before the break. Laszlo Benes (24th) scored the next goal at short notice with his eleventh goal of the season.
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Substitute HSV defender Dennis Hadzikadunic (47th) shortened the score in the second half. Robert Glatzel (86th) managed to equalize.