The whole of Saxony is looking forward to this derby: Erzgebirge Aue will face Dynamo Dresden on Friday (7 p.m.). For the police, this high-risk match in the 3rd league means a major operation!
Almost 15,000 spectators are expected at the Erzgebirgsstadion, and around 2,000 Dynamo fans are travelling to Aue. “We are aware that the fans are not friends. That places greater demands on us, also because we are expecting a sold-out stadium. The match should be played on the pitch, not in the surrounding area,” said police spokeswoman Jana Ulbricht in the “Freie Presse”. In total, the police are expecting 300 “problematic fans” around the derby.
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The officials are strictly separating fans in front of and inside the stadium. “Wearing away fan clothing in the home areas is not permitted, the same applies to bringing along fan paraphernalia. Access to the West Stand (A/B & O/P) will be denied in away fan clothing,” the FC Erzgebirge on his homepage.
Should there be a direct clash between Aue and Dynamo fans or even riots, the police are well prepared. At the last duel in February, 475 state police officers and 190 federal police officers were deployed. This time, a similar number of police officers will be present.
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The game is also a cracker in sporting terms. The two Saxony clubs have each started the season with two wins and are jointly leading the third division table.
Interesting: The DFB is not sending a first division referee to Aue for the explosive top match this time. Second division newcomer Lukas Benen (31) from Nordhorn will referee the match on Friday evening. FC Erzgebirge is still unbeaten under his leadership (one win, two draws), while Dynamo has two wins, three losses and one draw in six matches under Benen.
