Lower Saxony’s Interior Minister Daniela Behrens called for tougher penalties for firing pyrotechnics and flares after the second division game between Eintracht Braunschweig and Hannover 96. “It cannot and must not continue like this,” said the SPD politician Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung. “It shows once again that the ultras are absolutely not impressed by fines for the clubs. We will have to talk to the DFB and DLF about how punishments can be meted out to those who are responsible for these excesses.”
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During the explosive Lower Saxony derby on Sunday (0-0), the fans of both clubs repeatedly lit pyrotechnics. The game therefore had to be briefly interrupted at the beginning of the second half. After the final whistle, two flares flew from the block of Hannover 96 fans into a grandstand area with Braunschweig spectators.
“Missiles were fired from the visiting fan block in the direction of Braunschweig fans on the back straight, injuring innocent spectators. I find that unbearable,” said Behrens. The minister had already agreed with representatives of both clubs before the game to meet promptly in her ministry for a follow-up.
In the past, the games between Braunschweig and Hanover were always on the verge of being canceled. Behrens had already spoken before the game in an interview with the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung It has been suggested that such high-risk games will be played in front of empty stands as a last resort in the future.
Lower Saxony’s Interior Minister Daniela Behrens called for tougher penalties for firing pyrotechnics and flares after the second division game between Eintracht Braunschweig and Hannover 96. “It cannot and must not continue like this,” said the SPD politician Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung. “It shows once again that the ultras are absolutely not impressed by fines for the clubs. We will have to talk to the DFB and DLF about how punishments can be meted out to those who are responsible for these excesses.”
