The players of RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt gathered before the start of the game for their minute’s silence for the dead Paul (15). Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa
From BZ/dpa
A minute’s silence commemorated the violent death of a 15-year-old youth player from Berlin before the DFB Cup final between RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt.
Both teams gathered around the center circle on Saturday. Referee Daniel Siebert whistled for a minute’s silence. Both fan camps stopped choreographing and cheering. The DFB appeal “Together against violence” could be read on a banner and the gangs.
The young footballer from JFC Berlin was critically injured in a physical attack by an opponent last Sunday in Frankfurt am Main and died on Wednesday. The alleged perpetrator, a 16-year-old from France, is said to have hit the Berlin boy on the head from behind.
He is in custody and, according to his club FC Metz, denies intentionally injuring the boy.