As of: February 17, 2024, 5:18 p.m
By: Christian Nemeth
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Hopefully the spectators had allowed enough time: the first half of the duel between Darmstadt and Stuttgart lasted a whopping 70 minutes.
Darmstadt - Time is relative, Albert Einstein already knew that.
Did he have in mind that 45 minutes could easily become 70 minutes?
At least exactly this phenomenon occurred at the Böllenfalltor on Saturday afternoon - during the Bundesliga game between Darmstadt 98 and VfB Stuttgart.
The first half got completely out of control due to fan protests from both camps against the German Football League (DFL) and their plans to hire an investor for almost a billion euros.
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Hans-Joachim Watzke (speaker), Oliver Leki and Steffen Schneekloth (deputy) |
Absurd course of events in the Bundesliga game: the first half lasts 70 minutes
How did the strange extra time come about?
Shortly after Stuttgart's opening goal by Serhou Guirassy (14th) and a canceled Darmstadt equalizing goal in the 16th minute of the game, a number of tennis balls flew from the “Liliens” fan block onto the playing surface and caused the referee to interrupt the game for the first time.
Some time later the matter seemed to have been resolved, but immediately after the restart the yellow balls, this time fired by VfB supporters, hissed onto the green again.
The consequence: Once again the leather was at rest and the home team's security forces had to collect the tennis balls - which were constantly scattered from the blocks during the clean-up work - again.
It's not just VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß who looks at the clock in surprise.
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It wasn't until the 35th minute that the field was clear again and both teams were allowed to get going again, but had to expect at least 20 minutes of added time due to the length of the game's interruptions.
In the end it was around 25 minutes in which, among other things, Stuttgart's Pascal Stenzel received a yellow-red card.
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But not only in Darmstadt, but also in other stadiums in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga - especially in the showdown between VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund - this happened due to expressions of dissatisfaction from some fans who are calling for a new vote on the DFL plan Game interruptions, albeit to a lesser extent.
The interruptions sometimes caused people to shake their heads and sometimes wink on the social media platforms.
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So plan for interruptions due to protests.” RTL editor Marcus Blumberg remarks on his
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appearance with an ironic undertone: “These new half-time lengths of 45 to 70 minutes have one advantage – no time for half-time 'analyses'.”
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