VfL Bochum‘s goalkeeper was struck on the top by an object apparently thrown from the stands at Union Berlin, and each Bundesliga groups left the sector on Saturday. When the sport resumed, they ran down the clock with out making an attempt to attain.
Patrick Drewes was making ready to take a aim kick at 1-1 in added time when he was hit by an object with an identical measurement and form to a cigarette lighter. He sat down and was given medical therapy.
The referee suspended the sport and led the groups off the sector.
Nearly half an hour later, the sport resumed and Drewes was changed by striker Philipp Hofmann. With about three minutes left within the recreation, each groups agreed to not attempt to rating.
Players handed the ball across the discipline, walked and had conversations with opponents whereas ready for the referee to declare the sport over.
“Our coach and their coach, they mentioned it collectively and the coach instructed us that we’ll go on the market and convey the sport to an finish, and that is what we did,” Hofmann instructed broadcaster Sky.
He indicated a couple of object had been thrown across the time of the incident. Hofmann added Drewes was being handled by Bochum employees and that he did not know his situation.
“It’s not acceptable. No matter how laborious he was struck, whether or not he is bleeding or not, it is simply not applicable,” he stated.
Union are more likely to face disciplinary motion over their internet hosting of the sport, and Bochum might probably ask for the outcome to be modified to a 3-0 win by default.
Bochum had already made substitutions at three completely different factors within the recreation, that means it might not have been potential to deliver on one other goalkeeper to switch Drewes. Bochum completed the sport with 9 gamers due to Drewes’ absence and an earlier purple card.
