Internet star Elias Nerlich gives his fans autographs Photo: Matthew Koch
By Sebastian Rappold
Fan madness in the test match of the top division Tasmania against the newly founded club Delay Sports (district league C, 11th league)!
3,000 fans, mostly teenagers, want to see how Internet star Elias Nerlich (24) plays with his team (including ex-Hertha player Sidney Friede) and pay an entrance fee of 5 euros.
The game will be kicked off 15 minutes later because of the rush.
Who is the man who draws the youngsters onto the amateur course? Ex-eSportler Nerlich is one of the German superstars of the so-called streaming scene. 1.1 million fans follow him regularly when he plays on the platform Twitch or just talks to the fans.
Nerlich did not play at all, but gave the fans autographs and took selfies with them in the Werner-Seelenbinder-Sportpark in Neukölln.
Oh yes, football was also played: 2:0 for Tas. Sebastian Rappold