Tennis ball throws in Berlin: Hertha ultras renew criticism of DFL investor plans – protest could be expensive. Hertha BSC's home game against Hamburger SV (1:2): the ball stood still for 32 minutes before referee Daniel Schlager was able to get the teams back from the catacombs and continue the game.

The Berlin ultra group “Harlekins Berlin '98” viewed this “particularly strenuous form of protest” as a success.