In the pubs near the Millerntorstadion in the Hamburg district of St. Pauli there is a lot going on for the games of FC St. Pauli. Before the cup match against Eintracht Frankfurt attacked, according to police in front of one of the restaurants now dozens of fans of the home team few Frankfurt supporters.
80 to 90 fans of FC St. Pauli had walked in the direction of a walkway on which nine guest fans stood, the police said. Several fans are said to have stepped on the floor lying Eintracht fans and beaten. "The officials revealed themselves by repeated loud shouting as police officers and wanted to come to the help of lying men," it says in a police message.
Police used batons and pepper spray
When the police wanted to intervene, these were also attacked, reinforcing forces were thrown with bottles. Thereupon one of the officials gave a warning shot according to the police. The police claimed to use batons and pepper spray to disperse the group.
Several supporters of Eintracht Frankfurt in turn should have tried to overcome the admission control at the stadium with backpacks full of pyrotechnics. They should have jumped over the turnstiles. The police took two Frankfurt supporters into custody. In the home as well as in the guest block, hooded persons fired pyrotechnics several times during the game.
Eintracht Frankfurt won the match on Wednesday evening 1: 2. Read here the match report: Powerless into the top match.