1. FC Lok Leipzig has to dig deep into its pockets after the racist insults from Dammsitz against Schalke player Christopher Antwi-Adjei. In addition to a five-figure fine, there is also the risk of a half-empty stadium at the next DFB Cup game.
After the events in mid-August, 1. FC Lok Leipzig We lost the cup game against FC Schalke 04 0-1 after extra time receive a severe punishment. The DFB sports court sentenced the regional league team to a fine of 30,000 euros for “continued unsportsmanlike behavior on the part of its supporters”. The association could use up to 10,000 euros of this “for preventative measures against discrimination and racism,” said the association’s announcement on Tuesday (November 4th).
But that’s not all: Lok Leipzig will have to do without some of the spectators in the next DFB Cup game. The areas of the main stand and lower tier as well as blocks 1 to 6 (dam seat) of the Bruno Plache Stadium then remained closed. Placing banners, posters or banners in restricted areas is also prohibited.
Sports court: “Insults over the course of the game”
In the home game against Schalke there were racist insults against the visiting player Christopher Antwi-Adjei. According to the DFB sports court, the incidents occurred over the course of the game from the 13th minute onwards. After the player informed the referee, he stopped the game for ten minutes. There was a corresponding stadium announcement. Further discriminatory shouts during the game were documented by the DFB match delegate.
This entire area of the stadium would be closed for the next Lok Leipzig cup game.
The mitigating factor was that the club strongly condemned the incidents and publicly apologized to the Schalke player. The fact that Lok Leipzig had already appeared before the sports courts made the punishment more severe. The verdict is not yet final. When asked by SPORT IM OSTEN, the blue-yellow team said they would like to make an official statement later in the day.
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