Bochum will be protesting in the German football association after goalkeeper Patrick Drewes was hit with a light tackle in their Bundesliga draw. Union of Berlin on Saturday, when the teams later returned to the pitch and tried to enter the match without scoring.
With the game level at 1-1 and time added to the clock, 31-year-old Drewes was hit by a lighter from the crowd, causing him to fall to the ground. “He is now being brought to the hospital, where he will be completely depressed again, and then we will wait and see,” said the coach of Bochum, Dieter Hecking.
Referee Martin Petersen stopped the match and took the teams off. They later returned to the pitch, but Bochum had to substitute striker Philipp Hofmann for the rest of the match as all the substitutes had already been used.
“Our opinion is that the game should be abandoned. We have completed the appeal process and will continue the appeal on Monday,” Bochum’s managing director, Ilja Kaenzig, told Sky Germany.
Both teams agreed not to attack in the last moments, resulting in a subdued conclusion that the spoils were shared. The referee confirmed the deal, saying: “There was an agreement between the two parties. You have search teams about it. I have nothing to do with it. “
Bochum are rooted to the core Bundesliga with no wins and only three points from 14 games, while the Union have 12 from 17.
According to Christian Arbeit Union spokesman, the police later said: “The attacker was identified and handed over to the guards. The report has already been submitted. “