DFB Cup
Unknown poison lawn: RB Leipzig cup game against Teutonia Ottensen is on the brink
Don’t know where to play their cup game against Teutonia Ottensen: Christopher Nkunku (2nd from right) from RB Leipzig and colleagues
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RB Leipzig and fourth division club Teutonia Ottensen may have to postpone their cup game. Unknown people dumped a toxic substance on the lawn in Dessau, where Teutonia wanted to play its home game.
Apparently nobody wants to let RB Leipzig play in their stadium: The cup match between fourth division soccer team Teutonia Ottensen from Hamburg and defending champion RB Leipzig, which has been relocated to Dessau, is also questionable after the lawn was contaminated. As the “Bild” reports, unknown persons have dumped an apparently toxic substance on the pitch in the Paul Greifzu Stadium, which causes the lawn to shrink. Both penalty areas and the center circle are affected. The police are investigating property damage. The game is scheduled for August 30 (8:45 p.m. / ZDF).
Hamburg clubs lock out RB Leipzig
Both clubs are working together with the DFB to solve the space problem. The lawn is probably not playable at the moment, the areas affected by the attack are brown instead of green. An exchange of home rights is not possible.
The search for a venue for Ottensen was already difficult. The own stadium cannot be used due to the artificial turf, FC St. Pauli and Hamburger SV did not want to make their arenas available for a game against RB Leipzig. The move to Dessau, almost 400 kilometers away, was therefore to take place. More than 7,000 of the 20,000 tickets have been sold so far.