Appeal in the lighter process: Bochum retains the three points

VfL Bochum won again at the green table, the Bundesliga game at Union Berlin, which originally ended 1-1, is rated 2-0 for VfL. After the hearing on Friday in Frankfurt/Main, the DFB federal court confirmed the original judgment of the sports court of January 9 against Union.

“In the legal assessment, we have to assume that there is a weakening of the team. That is obvious, ”said the Federal Court Chairman Oskar Riedmeyer:“ If someone deliberately shoots something from the outside, then it cannot lead to a repeat game. Then a point ranking must be made. We were based on the rules in the event of a game. “

The judge rejected the appeal of the Berliners against the judgment of the sports court. The Federal Supreme Court is the last DFB instance. However, the parties still have the opportunity to pull the constant arbitration court for clubs and corporations.

First, Holstein Kiel and FC St. Pauli were excluded from the procedure in a first decision on Friday. Both relegation -threatened clubs also appealed because they had an “direct interest in the decision”. According to the court, the appeal was inadmissible. “Neither St. Pauli nor Kiel get points,” said Riedmeyer: “It would be a much too wide interpretation criterion if every association could appeal.” St. Pauli “checks to proceed against this decision”.

Union had contested the sports court decision on the lighter throw in the game on December 14th against Bochum. The Köpenicker game against Bochum (1: 1) had been rated 0: 2 against the Berliners after the appeal of the VfL and an oral hearing. “Decisions at the green table are always the very last remedy. However, the circumstances hardly gave us any other opportunities, “said sports court chairman Stephan Oberholz at the time:” It was almost a game of the game. “

Bochum’s goalkeeper Patrick Drewes had been hit by a lighter in the final phase of the league game, which was thrown by a Union supporter from the Berlin fan curve. The 31-year-old could not continue playing and had to go to the hospital with dizziness and nausea. The game under the direction of referee Martin Petersen continued after around 30 minutes of interruption without Drewes, the result was brought to the finish with a “non -aggression pact”. According to VfL managing director Ilja Kaenzig, Bochum had “only played under protest”.

“Throwing objects is anti -social. Of course, this has to be punished hard, ”said Berlin President Dirk Zingler, who attacked the sports court and VfL in his admission during the negotiation:“ The sports court showed a discretion that he is not entitled to. And in contrast to Bochum, we would not appeal in such a case. ”

Bochum’s lawyer Christoph Schickhardt described the arguments of the Berliners “for the most part as nonsense, which does not get better if you constantly repeat him”. In his plea, Schickhardt followed: “If Union Berlin attacks the sports court in this way, it is inappropriate and sharply criticizing,” said the 69-year-old and described parts of the Berlin allegations as “mess”: “The judgment of the sports court is unequivocally correct.” Berlin meets “the full broad side of the guilt”.

The control committee chairman Anton Nachreiner saw the case “very simple”: “The points are gone – and nothing else. This is an automatism. “

Before the verdict, Bochum ranked with 15 points after 23 game days in the penultimate place in the table, the Berliners had 24 points in the account. Bochum meets TSG Hoffenheim on Saturday, Union has to go against Kiel on Sunday.