Aue (dpa/sn) – After significant disruptions to the game between FSV Zwickau and FC Erzgebirge Aue, the police have now received 120 reports. The majority of these (97) relate to violations of the explosives law, the Chemnitz police department announced on Monday. The background is that during the game on Sunday, Bengalos and pyrotechnics were often ignited by fans of both teams. The number of reports is likely to continue to rise: the criminal police are still evaluating cases of prohibited masking, it said.
According to the police, there were also insults, damage to property, physical injuries and attacks on officials around the West Saxony derby, which Zwickau won 1-0. Two police officers were injured in the operation, who were able to continue their service, it was said. According to the information, one had been thrown at by a still unknown perpetrator with a filled plastic bottle.
According to the police, fans also targeted footballers directly. A 22-year-old from the Zwickau team had clashed verbally with Auer football fans. A 21-year-old is said to have hit him, paramedics treated him. For this it was necessary to question other witnesses. In another case, a fan tried to attack a Zwickau player during a television interview. According to the information, law enforcement officers overpowered him and led him off the field.
