The sports tribunal of the German Football Federation (DFB) on Thursday awarded Bochum a 0-2 victory after its goalkeeper Patrick Drewes was hit by a lighter thrown from the stands during a Bundesliga match against Union Berlin on December 14. The match then ended 1-1.
The teams left the field after Drewes was attacked in extra time as he prepared to take a goal kick. Half an hour later they returned to the field to finish the game by referee’s decision, but both teams agreed so the score remained 1-1, so they dedicated themselves to passing the ball to each other. in the remaining three minutes. . Striker Philipp Hofmann He stood in the goal of Bochum. Drewes had to be hospitalized for dizziness and lightheadedness.
Bochum appealed the referee’s decision
Bochum CEO Ilja Kaenzigsaid at the time that his club would file a formal protest against the result, arguing that the referee should not have restarted the match.
In addition to Drewes “having limited playing ability,” Stephan Oberholz, president of the sports court, insists in the statement that “the result cannot be decided by a ‘non-aggression pact’ between the clubs involved; such agreements are against the basic principles of sports competition.”
Union Berlin can appeal against the sentence within a week.
With this decision, Bochum got their second victory in 15 days played in the Bundesliga, but still at the bottom, with 8 points, the same as Holstein Kiel, with a better goal difference (-19 against -20). Union Berlin lost one place and is now 13th with 16 points.
Source: La Verdad
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