This beer mug scandal will be a topic in the Bundesliga for a long time to come…
By the 69th minute, Gladbach was leading 2-0 at Bochum. Then a VfL fan causes a real scandal. On the sidelines in front of the grandstand, referee assistant Christian Gittelmann (39) is hit in the back of the head by a beer mug!
The linesman goes down briefly, but fortunately stands up again quickly. The game is immediately interrupted, the referees retreat to the catacombs, and for minutes it is unclear whether the game will continue. Then referee Benjamin Cortus (40) breaks off the game!
After the game, players, officials and fans find clear words. Including Bochum striker Simon Zoller (31). The clipper, who is still in rehabilitation training after a cruciate ligament tear, rages on Twitter:
“We, VfL Bochum, have been writing an incredible story for almost two years. This action is just disrespectful to all those who work their ass off every day to experience this journey! Let alone the linesman! YOU have no business being in the stadium.”
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Not the only reaction that clearly condemned the action.
30 minutes after the demolition, Bochum’s CEO Hans-Peter Villis (64) burst his collar in an interview with BILD. “The demolition is absolutely correct, absolutely correct – when someone from the second row intentionally throws a full beer mug at the back of the head from five or six meters. “
VfL Managing Director Sebastian Schindzielorz (43) at “DAZN”: “This is an incident that must not happen like this, but is not representative of the fans of VfL Bochum. We wish the linesman all the best on this journey. It’s a pity that the game doesn’t have a sporting ending.”
Referee Cortus explained after the demolition on the DAZN microphone: “He was dazed, has now been taken to the hospital and is being examined accordingly. In the event of a physical attack on a match official, there is simply no alternative to abandoning the game.”
VfL Bochum also commented on Twitter. It says: “We can only formally apologize to linesman Christian Gittelmann. A most embarrassing and bitter evening for us. An extremely stupid action.”
