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Pregame preparations were disrupted ahead of a Bundesliga fixture between Heidenheim and RB Leipzig on Saturday. Home Heidenheim fans apparently placed butyric acid in the away section of their own stadium. Around 1,5000 Leipzig supporters made the 215-mile trip to southern Germany for the matchup.
As fans entered the arena and filled their designated area, Leipzig fans began reporting the issue via social media. Butyric acid is an oily, colorless liquid with a particularly distinctive foul odor. In fact, many say that the acid smells similar to sour milk or even human vomit. The compound was apparently first discovered by scientists in rancid butter and is currently a common industrial chemical.
Following the incident, Heidenheim officials cleaned off the section of the stadium to properly accommodate the traveling fans. Executives from the German side also offered appropriate apologizes to their counterparts as well.
“We apologized to our guests from Leipzig before the game and cleaned the guest block as best we could this morning,” Heidenheim board member Petra Saretz told German news outlet Bild. “Of course we will investigate this matter.”
Heidenheim supporters previously protested Leipzig
The questionable event was not the first time that Heidenheim fans directed protests at Leipzig. During a previous encounter between the two teams, Heidenheim supporters threw fake dollar bills with Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz on them towards Leipzig’s team bus. There were even reports that Leipzig players had cups filled with urine thrown at them by the fans.
Mateschitz was an Austrian billionaire and co-owner of the Red Bull energy drink. He helped create the German soccer club in 2009 and turned them into a perennial Bundesliga powerhouse. The move, however, did not go down well with everyone in the country. Leipzig essentially dominated the lower levels of the German soccer pyramid on the way to the top flight.
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Author : Chris Moore
Publish date : 2024-04-20 20:51:07
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