A match in the German League was stopped after a "bottle" was thrown at the head of the assistant referee
The match between Bochum and its guest Borussia Monchengladbach was stopped yesterday at the opening of the twenty-seventh stage of the German Football League, after the assistant referee was injured by a bottle thrown from the stands of the host team.
Moenchengladbach were two clean goals ahead of French Hassan Plea (55) and Swiss Brielle Embolo (61) when the incident occurred in the 69th minute.
"One of the Bochum fans threw (a bottle) at the head of the assistant referee, and therefore the match was stopped," Monchengladbach said on his Twitter account. unacceptable behaviour."
The assistant referee fell to the ground for a short period of time before getting up, but the match was stopped immediately after the referee asked his assistant to join him to leave the field.
Mönchengladbach later announced, "The match has been stopped permanently," while Bochum denounced what happened, saying on his Twitter account, "Disgusting behavior, simply embarrassing. We hope the assistant referee is fine."
Bochum, who is in eleventh place with 32 points, faces the possibility of being punished for this incident, waiting to know if the match will be completed at a later date or will give Monchengladbach its ninth victory of the season.
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