On the evening of January 10, Beijing time, the Bundesliga officially announced that because Union Berlin home fans threw lighters and injured the Bochum goalkeeper, the 14th round of this season's Union Berlin 1-1 Bochum game will be changed to Union Berlin 0-2 loss, and the bottom team Bochum has also invisibly added 2 valuable points on the road to relegation.
In the 14th round of the Bundesliga on December 14 last year, Union Berlin sat at home against the bottom team Bochum, when the game had been played in the first minute of stoppage time in the second half, Bochum goalkeeper Drevis was hit by a lighter thrown by Union Berlin fans when he was kicked off the goal, and he had no choice but to retire from the pain, and then was sent to the hospital.
The referee interrupted the game and the players from both teams returned to the locker room. The game resumed after about 25 minutes, and as Bochum had run out of substitutions at the time, striker Hoffmann was forced to make a cameo appearance in goalkeeper, leaving Bochum with nine men (Japan's Yasuko Miyoshi was sent off after 13 minutes). In the end, the players of the two teams fell to each other after deliberation until the end of the game, and the two sides drew 1-1.
After the game, the dissatisfied Bochum management immediately appealed the 1-1 result. And the Bundesliga official said after nearly a month of investigation that because the Bochum goalkeeper was hit and injured by a lighter thrown at his head by the audience, which affected his ability to play. This led to a decline in the strength of the Bochum team, which was triggered by the Berlin spectators and was blamed on Union Berlin in accordance with DFB regulations and procedures.
The behaviour of Union Berlin fans is a serious breach of the rules and regulations of football and can justify the cancellation of the match, and such a violation must have clear technical consequences, which can only be awarded to the injured club.
It is worth noting that Bochum are currently bottom 1 in the Bundesliga, and the score change will give them two more valuable points, while Union Berlin will be deducted one point. It is reported that Union Berlin has appealed the verdict.