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Hertha v Düsseldorf Second Leg Playoff . . .

5/16/2012

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Well, Hertha BSC lost out in the second leg of the playoff and it looks like they’ll be enjoying the delights of 2. Bundesliga in the 2012/2013 season. Hertha draw last night (2:2) but lose 4:3 on aggregate.  However, more than a metaphorical cloud is hanging over the last match following crowd trouble from both sets of supporters. 

Firstly some of the Hertha away fans started throwing flares onto the pitch after Fotunta scored a second goal.  Herr Stark saw fit to add an extra seven minutes as the match was stopped whilst the crowd was calmed down and the flares cleared.

Hertha equalised with a strike by Raffael on the 85th minutes and thoughts of a “Man City” style recovery were all over Twitter as well as my mind!

Then with over a minute left to play the Düsseldorfer fans stormed the pitch!  Some of them started digging chunks of turf from the pitch which appeared on E-Bay within an a hour or so – unbelievable!!

Chaos reigned but eventually both sides returned to the pitch and most of the remaining time was played.  Hertha may well appeal against this result and they are due to hold a press conference on Thursday the 17th of May.  We’ll see . . .

I always say to people how Bundesliga matches are great to watch and how the friendly rivalry in the crowds is a pleasure to experience.  As a result I found the crowd scenes particularly sad.  Following the flares going off after the Köln match I worry about the Bundesliga in the future having seen the “bad old days” in English football in years past. 

What will happen?  Hertha will probably make a legal challenge but I can’t see the DFB setting a replay.  Even if they did, I’m not sure how happy I would be with Hertha staying up in that way.  It should be decided on the pitch rather than in with the aid of lawyers . . . on the other hand . . what happened really wasn’t right.

There may well be a cost to both teams following the antics of their alleged “fans” that went so far to ruin the evening.  I don’t see how these people can call themselves fans when they bring shame onto their cubs . . . .
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