Linesman Christian Gittelmann was hit in the back of the head by a beer mug in the Bundesliga game between VfL Bochum and Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday evening. At this point, Borussia led 2-0 through goals from Alassane Pléa and Breel Embolo. After a short break in the game, the team of referees decided to cancel the game. It was the eighth game abandoned in Bundesliga history. Club officials and also players like Bochum’s Simon Zoller condemned the scandal in the strongest possible terms.
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Last became one Bundesliga-Encounter canceled on April 1, 2011. Bottom of the table St. Pauli received Schalke 04. The events were similar to what happened on Friday evening. The visiting team, Schalke 04, were leading 2-0 when assistant referee Thorsten Schiffner was hit in the head by a beer mug. In retrospect, the game was scored 2-0 for Schalke. Possibly an indication of the decision regarding the current incident, because: In paragraph 14, paragraph 4 of the rules of the game of the German Football League, with reference to the DFB regulations, it is regulated that if a team is at fault for the termination, the game should be scored at least with 2: 0 is to be scored for the innocent team. The decision is made by the legal bodies of the DFB.
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Other crashes at a glance:
7 December 1963: Hamburger SV – Borussia Dortmund: Dense fog in Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion brought the match between HSV and Borussia Dortmund to an early end after 61 minutes when the score was 1:2. In the new edition, the Hamburgers win 2-1.
2nd December 1967: VfB Stuttgart – Borussia Neuenkirchen: Even in the game VfB Stuttgart – Borussia Neunkirchen, the increasingly poor visibility does not allow the game to continue. Cancellation at the score of 0:0. The Stuttgart team wins the replay 2-1.
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April 3, 1971: Borussia Mönchengladbach – Werder Bremen: Probably the strangest game abandonment in the league. Because a goalpost broke in the 88th minute of the game between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Werder Bremen, the score was 1-1. The game is rated 2-0 points and goals for Bremen because Gladbach cannot provide a replacement in time.
October 31, 1972: Eintracht Braunschweig – Eintracht Frankfurt: For the third time, heavy fog forced the game between Eintracht Braunschweig and Eintracht Frankfurt to be abandoned. After 45 minutes the score is 3:0. The new edition wins Braunschweig 2:1.
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November 27, 1976: 1. FC Kaiserslautern – Fortuna Dusseldorf: In Kaiserslautern, the match between FCK and Fortuna Düsseldorf was stopped after 76 minutes at 0:1 after throwing bottles. Referee Rudolf Frickel sees the safety of the players no longer guaranteed. The game is rated 2-0 for Düsseldorf.
April 11, 2008: 1. FC Nürnberg – VfL Wolfsburg: After torrential rain, the match between 1. FC Nürnberg and VfL Wolfsburg ended at 1-0 before the start of the second half. In the second attempt on dry ground, Nuremberg wins 1-0.
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April 1, 2011: FC St. Pauli – FC Schalke 04: Two minutes before the end of the game FC St. Pauli – FC Schalke 04, assistant referee Thorsten Schiffner was hit in the neck by a full beer mug. Referee Deniz Aytekin stopped the game when the score was 0:2. This is how the game is scored at the end.
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