The Bundesliga match between Union Berlin and Bochum was halted for almost half an hour after the latter staff’s goalkeeper was struck by an object thrown from the gang.
Patrick Drewes was hit by what gave the impression to be a lighter as he ready to take a goal-kick in second-half stoppage time of the 1-1 draw between the 2 sides at Union’s Stadion An der Alten Forsterei on Saturday.
The match was stopped whereas Drewes recieved medical consideration earlier than referee Martin Petersen suspended the sport and ordered each units of gamers to the dressing room.
The sport has restarted, however nobody is making an effort to attain. I’ve by no means seen something like this earlier than.
— VfL Bochum 1848 (@VfLBochum1848EN) December 14, 2024
The 2 groups ultimately returned to the sector however with Drewes unfit to proceed, Bochum had been pressured to place striker Philipp Hofmann in objective as a result of that they had already used all their allotted substitutions.
After play resumed, neither staff made any try and attempt to win the sport and as an alternative opted to go the ball between themselves to run down the clock.
Hofmann mentioned after the sport that each units of gamers had “agreed to not play on”, and mentioned the incident “isn’t OK in any respect”.
Ilja #Kaenzig after #FCUBOC:
In our view, the referee ought to have referred to as off the sport. That didn’t occur. We introduced that we might end the sport beneath protest. We are going to lodge an attraction on Monday. pic.twitter.com/uspodGQ0EI
— VfL Bochum 1848 (@VfLBochum1848EN) December 15, 2024
A Union spokesman mentioned the individual liable for throwing the article “had been recognized and handed over to the police”, whereas the membership’s sporting director, Horst Heldt, added: “It could be a mistake in charge the entire membership or the followers for the motion of 1 particular person.”
Ilja Kaenzig, Bochum’s managing director, mentioned the membership could be interesting the choice to not abandon the sport, and claimed they need to have been awarded all three factors after being left at a “sporting drawback”.