Liefering resigned

A strong game by Bregenz ended in chaos

In the final phase, the game was first stopped and then abandoned by referee Julian Schnur.

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The clash between SW Bregenz and Liefering came to an inglorious end. Or rather, it didn't end at all, as the match was interrupted by referee Julian Schnur in the 90th minute after the young bulls had left the pitch. The match was abandoned half an hour later. But what had happened?

Bregenz had just scored the 2:0 in a heated final phase, the last minutes of the game were characterized by fouls and other niceties. And then a spectator finally threw the game into chaos. The mentally impaired man, who does not belong to the Bregenz camp, insulted Liefering players in a racist manner - FCL coach Daniel Beichler pulled his team off the pitch. "This has nothing to do with sport, but after such an action we had to make a statement. That's why we didn't play on," said Beichler after the abandonment.

Liefering coach Daniel Beichler took his players off the pitch.

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The home side were very concerned and immediately distanced themselves from the spectator's action and apologized to the visitors. "It's a great shame that a good game had to end like that and we condemn what happened in the strongest possible terms," regretted sporting director Predrag Zivanovic, "but we still hope that the game will go our way."

After all, coach Regi van Acker and his team deserved the win after a very strong performance. But now the Vorarlberg team will have to wait and see; the decision lies with the Bundesliga, which will now take a close look at the case.