Rapids in the East derby: Dynamo fans and police in conflict!

Rapids in the East derby: Dynamo fans and police in conflict!

Rostock, Deutschland - A turbulent East derby between Hansa Rostock and Dynamo Dresden On February 22, 2025, violent riots were overshadowed and ended with a 0-1 defeat for the Dresden. The events transformed the game into a chaos when fans of the dynamo supporters unrolled an untried poster during the half-time break, which led to a massive throw from firecrackers on the field and the opposing blocks. The police had to intervene when the Situation escalated after the Dresden fans smashed a plexiglass pane and tried to penetrate the buffer block that had been set up between the two fan camps to avoid conflicts, such as laola1.at reported.

A total of 13 police officers, plus five employees of the stadium and 33 spectators were injured after violent clashes had occurred. The security forces were on site with more than 1,300 civil servants in order to secure the clash classified as a risk game. Referee Tom Bauer had to interrupt the game for around 45 minutes after the half -time break, while those responsible tried to calm the minds. Jürgen Wehlend, CEO of Hansa Rostock, expressed his outrage: "Of course the sporting steps into the background. It pisses you off. href = "https://www.ran.de/sports/fussball/3-liga/3-liga-ostderby-winchen-und-dynamo-dres-von-auschreitungen-uebertschaft-502043"> ran.de communicated.

coach Daniel Brinkmann also spoke of a questionable situation that had no business in a football stadium. A viewer who witnessed the violence confirmed the tense and dangerous atmosphere that the families experienced at the event. The sporting ambitions of Dresden to make the leap to the top of the table were hindered by chaos, which also tightened the location in the 3rd division.