The game between Winterthur and Aarau escalated. A fan’s cup hit linesman Hirzel in the head – now the club gets a hefty fine.
the essentials in brief
- In the game between Winterthur and Aarau, a cup hit a referee.
- Now the people of Winterthur have to pay a hefty fine.
- Aarau called for the game to be abandoned, Winterthur won.
The win against Aarau is an expensive affair for FC Winterthur. The end of the game got heated, the fans escalated. A cup hit linesman Pascal Hirzel in the head. Aarau wanted to prevent the game from continuing.
Now the Swiss Football League (SFL) is punishing the club with a hefty fine. FC Winterthur has to pay 15,000 francs.
In an interview with “Blue Sport”, after the Dieci Challenge League duel, Claudius Schäfer, CEO of SFL, was also clear: “It has no place on the field.”
