Crazy scenes on the Betzenberg! Functionaries freak out - four red cards

The derby between 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Waldhof Mannheim degenerated.

Crazy scenes played out on the legendary “Betzenberg”.

Kaiserslautern - “Heated” is still an understatement: In the third division, things got down to business on Saturday.

The Palatinate-Baden derby between Kaiserslautern and Mannheim is known for boiling emotions, as is the legendary “Betzenberg”.

"It will be important to end the game with eleven," said Waldhof coach before the game.

It did not work.

From the beginning the game was heated, in the end referee Florian Heft pulled out four red cards.

The two FCK pros Kenny Redondo and Marvin Senger had to leave the field in the first half.

Chaos in the 3rd division: Derby between Kaiserslautern and Mannheim escalates

After Redondo was sent off the pitch because of a tackle in the Achilles tendon of his opponent, events rolled over.

Coaches, officials and players stormed onto the pitch and caused tumultuous scenes.

Waldhof's sports director Jochen Kientz and Lautern's assistant coach Florian Dick also saw red and had to go to the stands.

There were also five yellow cards in the first half - football was played less.

After the break, the Waldhöfer were overwhelmingly superior with two more players on the field,

but coach Patrick Glöckner's team failed to

score the winning goal

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3rd league: 1. FC Kaiserslautern fights ninth to a point

Dominik Martinovic, Marc Schnatterer and Marcel Costly awarded the best opportunities for the blue-blacks, who now have twelve points after eight match days.

With nine of them, the FCK finally won a point, the game ended 0-0.

The Red Devils remain unbeaten at home, but with six points from eight games they are only just above the relegation zone.

Mannheim is eighth with 12 points.

The Munich Lions intervene again on Sunday, the TSV 1860 has to get along in Halle without its trainer Michael Köllner *.