Tennis ball protest at Hertha BSC against HSV: "We weren't far from a demolition" Football fans have been protesting with tennis balls for weeks against an investor's planned entry into the Bundesliga. There was therefore a 30-minute interruption in the game during HSV's victory in the Berlin Olympic Stadium.
Hertha's managing director Thomas Herrich criticized the length of the fan protest, but also showed understanding for the concerns of his club's supporters. The game would probably have been stopped if more balls had been thrown onto the grass after the restart.