Bayern Munich loss stopped by fan demonstrations over personal financial investment
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Feb 18, 2024, 02:07 PM ET
Bayern Munich’s video game versus Bochum, a 3-2 loss, was quickly suspended due to fan demonstrations versus proposed personal equity financial investment as they fell even more behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
Bochum fans tossed the tennis balls onto the field, requiring an early stop to play. As quickly as they were cleared, Bayern Munich advocates flung more tennis balls from their area, leading referee Daniel Schlager to inform both groups to go back to their dressing spaces. The fans likewise shouted versus the German football league (DFL) with a curse.
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The match resumed some 13 minutes later on. Fans throughout Germany have actually been objecting at video games versus a proposed offer to offer a future stake in the league to a personal equity financier.
In previous demonstrations, apples and chocolate coins have actually been tossed onto the pitch. On Friday, push-button control cars and trucks were sent out careening around the charge location throughout Werder Bremen’s 1-0 win at FC Cologne, while recently, a video game in between Hamburg and Hannover in the 2nd tier was disrupted after fans connected bike padlocks to a goalpost. Authorities cut the locks off with a power saw.
Bayern Munich’s defeat puts pressure on supervisor Thomas Tuchel as the group’s mission for a 12th successive league title grows significantly not likely. Bayern Munich are now 8 points behind Xabi Alonso’s unbeaten Leverkusen side.
Bayern took the lead in the 14th minute as Germany global Jamal Musiala discovered the web from a tight angle, before Bochum started to turn the tide.
Takuma Asano equalised before Kevin Schlotterbeck made it 2-1 with an imposing header before half-time.
A penalty shot from Kevin Stöger made it 3-1 in the 85th minute, making Harry Kane’s 94th minute tap-in absolutely nothing more than an alleviation.
Info from the Associated Press added to this report