About 50 police officers injured in Frankfurt am Main during riots before football – Rossiyskaya Gazeta

Eintracht Frankfurt am Main’s match against Stuttgart was marred by disturbing scenes of off-field violence. Fans clashed violently with police, German newspaper Tagesschau reported. Initially, rival fan groups from the two clubs clashed in the run-up to the match, officials said. The stewards were subsequently attacked and as a result were forced to go to the police for help. The police who arrived at the scene also suffered from the fans: bottles, pyrotechnics and metal rods were thrown at the security officers, according to the police report.

According to the fans themselves, the police used pepper spray against some of the offenders in front of the fan zone, but not in the stands. Due to the unrest, additional forces and means were sent to the fan sector to disperse the unrest, including water cannons. As a result, passers-by, including children, were also injured. After this, many people left the stadium. Only halfway through the first half did they return to their places. “Approximately three quarters of an hour before kick-off there were massive clashes between the police and our fans in the northwest stand,” Eintracht lawyer Philip Reschke said after the game, promising that the club would give its own response. Assessment of what happened in the stadium.