🚨 Lots of police on the pitch: fans go wild in Bundesliga 2 | OneFootball

In Dresden, the second-division match between Dynamo Dresden and Hertha BSC was interrupted after around 20 minutes. Playing football was out of the question in the Rudolf Harbig Stadium just moments earlier; instead, a large police unit was on the pitch.

After only about five minutes, the match had already been briefly paused due to pyrotechnics in Hertha’s away section and the resulting poor visibility caused by the smoke.

But that was nothing compared to the scenes that unfolded around 15 minutes later.

At first, it was clear that chaos had broken out in the away end and that fans were on the field.

Shortly afterwards, many Dynamo fans charged toward the away section, with rockets being fired back and forth. A little later, it became clear that Dresden supporters had apparently stolen the Hertha flag from the away block.

On the way back, the large group of ultras was pursued by police; according to the ‘nitro’ commentators, pepper spray was used, after which a police cordon formed in front of Dresden’s K-Block.

While discussions began between security forces, police and officials, burning blue-and-white flags could be seen in the Dynamo end — accompanied by the chant: “Where’s your flag gone?”

The away section, meanwhile, remained silent after the hunt-like scenes. Some Hertha fans apparently left the stadium, while the teams returned to the pitch, the clock was reset to 19 minutes, and the match restarted.

The message is pretty clear: if anything like this happens again, the match is at immediate risk of being abandoned.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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