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·15 January 2026

🤔 Protest and unusual reason? Fans halt Bundesliga match

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The Augsburg fans lost their patience this Thursday (15th), but not exactly with the team.

At the end of the 17th round, many fans of the team threw numerous rubber balls, those bouncy ones – or "perereca," if you're from the state of Rio – onto the field during the match against Union Berlin.

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Play has been halted as players clear the pitch of items that have been thrown from the stands by Augsburg fans in protest at the kick off time. Han-Noah Massengo is using the break to test his juggling skills. #FCAFCU
– Thursday, 15 January 2026

"While the security and players were picking up the balls, the game was halted for several minutes in the first half.The fans were protesting with this action against Bundesliga games held on Thursdays. However, at least one person visibly enjoyed the balls during the protest.Han-Noah Massengo, from Augsburg, enthusiastically juggled the small balls while warming up on the sideline (click on the tweet to see all the images).His teammate, Alexis Claude-Maurice, also performed some magic just before halftime with the "big" ball (the soccer ball).

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

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