Scandal in the Ruhr Stadium: Start of the game is delayed by 50 minutes!

Scandal in the Ruhr Stadium: Start of the game is delayed by 50 minutes!

Eintracht Frankfurt scored the three points at VfL Bochum in a dramatic encounter, although the kick -off of the game had to be delayed by 50 minutes due to security problems. A fan banner of the Frankfurt fans had blocked a escape and rescue gate in the guest block, which prevented the teams from placement on the field, such as laola1.at reported.

When the game was finally kicked off at 4:20 p.m., Frankfurt immediately took command. Rasmus Kristensen brought the guests 1-0 in the 27th minute after a skilful move, followed by Jean Bahoya, who scored 2-0 in the 32nd minute. However, Bochum did not give up and reduced in the 73rd minute by Gerrit Holtmann to 1: 2, which increased the tension in the stadium. The hosts pushed for the equalization, but could not overcome the strong defense against Eintracht and goalkeeper Santos. In the sixth minute of stoppage time, Michy Bathshuayi completed the 3-1 final score, which made Frankfurt fourth and secured a chance of the Champions League.

problematic delays

The delayed game also caused a sensation because the audience's audience and stadium anthems, which sound together, initially hung in the air. Despite the multiple appeals of the stadium spokesman and the intervention of Eintracht sports director Markus Krösche, the Appendix of the Frankfurter remained idle, which ultimately meant that the referee initially sent the teams back into the cabins. This was not the first time that a game in the Bochum stadium was delayed for similar reasons; In the past, too, there have been incidents that led to longer interruptions, such as Sportschau.de reported.