Firecracker incident during the top game between St. Pauli and Fürth

In the top game of the 2nd league between St. Pauli and Greuther Fürth, the first half was overshadowed by ugly scenes. A firecracker flew onto the field.

According to the Hamburg club, there were no injuries when a firecracker was thrown in the top game of the 2nd football league between FC St. Pauli and SpVgg Greuther Fürth. A spokesman for the club announced on Saturday during half-time of the game: “A suspect has been caught.”

Immediately after Elias Saad made it 1-0 (30th minute) for FC St. Pauli, a firecracker flew from the stands and exploded near the hosts’ dugout. St. Pauli’s equipment manager, Kenta Kambara, stood nearby and appeared briefly dazed, but was uninjured.

The game was briefly interrupted. The suspected thrower was quickly identified. St. Pauli fans in particular vented their anger about the suspect on social media. “If you throw a firecracker at your own bank, you can fuck off!” wrote a user on the X platform.

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