The police deliberately accepted the health risk for St. Pauli fans around the game at FC Hansa Rostock, which Hamburg lost 1-0. “We’re talking about an organizational failure across the board,” the club said.
Numerous supporters of the Kiezkicker had reported that they were surrounded by officials on the way to the shuttle buses after the game and that Rostock fans threw firecrackers at them. Panic broke out, but there was no escape, according to St. Pauli. While the stadium stewards wanted to open the gates of the fenced area, the police responded by using water cannons, batons and pepper spray instead. FC St. Pauli speaks of police violence: “The violent action taken by the police against the visiting fans was arbitrary and disproportionate.”