Lighter slat: VfL Bochum is fighting for the game rating in Frankfurt!

On March 20, 2025, a explosive negotiation begins at 1:30 p.m. at the DFB sports court in Frankfurt am Main, in which VfL Bochum opposes against the evaluation of the game against 1. FC Union Berlin. The incident that led to this objection occurred on December 14, 2024: During the game, which ended 1-1, Bochum goalkeeper Patrick Drewes was hit by a lighter that was thrown out of the Union fan block. Drewes then had to leave the field and was examined by a doctor, but the game continued without him, which led to a so -called "non -aggression pact" between the two teams, as [rbb24] reported.

In the upcoming session, the procedure will be dealt with under the chairmanship of Stephan Oberholz, in which Drewes, coach Dieter Hecking and player Felix Passlack appear as witnesses. The Bochum managing director Ilja Kaenzig made clear and emphasized that the team could only continue playing "under protest". He argued that the referee should have stopped the game. In addition, Kaenzig spoke of a "perpetrator-victim reversal" when Drewes was accused of exaggerating the situation. Scientific evidence and medical certificates for Drewes ’health will play a central role in the procedure, as [Tagesspiegel] determines.

The consequences of the incident and possible decisions

The DFB sports court will face some difficult questions when deciding. Was Drewes' injury so serious that it significantly influenced the game position? Is there the possibility that the result will be influenced afterwards? A judgment could have far -reaching consequences, since an objection to interruptions can serve as the basis for a new evaluation. At the same time, Union Berlin has to expect consequences because the fan who thrown the lighter was identified and legal steps were initiated against him.