A German politician has said the German Cup final between Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart should have been abandoned after fans from both camps made use of large amounts of pyrotechnics during the second half.
The May 23 match in Berlin's Olympic Stadium was halted for a few minutes due to the smoke but it was then completed, with Bayern winning 3-0. Munich and Stuttgart fans had set off the pyrotechnics after chants against the domestic federation DFB.
Herbert Reul, the interior minister of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, said told Der Sgiegel magazine he was “stunned” that referee Sven Jablonski allowed the match to continue.
“I would have been in favour of calling off the match because some people only understand in this way that they have crossed a line,” Reul said.
Reul was speaking ahead of Wednesday's start of a conference of interior ministers from the 16 German states, with safety and security at football matches part of the agenda. Der Spiegel said that concrete measures are not named.
The May 23 match in Berlin's Olympic Stadium was halted for a few minutes due to the smoke but it was then completed, with Bayern winning 3-0. Munich and Stuttgart fans had set off the pyrotechnics after chants against the domestic federation DFB.
Herbert Reul, the interior minister of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, said told Der Sgiegel magazine he was “stunned” that referee Sven Jablonski allowed the match to continue.
“I would have been in favour of calling off the match because some people only understand in this way that they have crossed a line,” Reul said.
Reul was speaking ahead of Wednesday's start of a conference of interior ministers from the 16 German states, with safety and security at football matches part of the agenda. Der Spiegel said that concrete measures are not named.
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