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Büderich Upsets Wuppertal With Stoppage-Time Header as Police Quell Pitch Invasion

Investigators opened breach-of-the-peace cases after identifying roughly 40 Wuppertal supporters who stormed the field.

Overview

  • FC Büderich, an Oberliga side, advanced to the Niederrheinpokal semi-final by beating Regionalliga Wuppertaler SV 1–0 on an Ibrahim Kanat header in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
  • Roughly 40 travelling Wuppertal supporters stormed the pitch after the goal and threw metal bars and seat shells, police said.
  • Officers intervened to block access to adjacent stands and, after being pelted, used batons and pepper spray, with reinforcements called in.
  • Six Wuppertal fans were treated on site for mild eye irritation from pepper spray, and no officers were reported injured as the group was later bused back to Wuppertal.
  • Police recorded identities, opened breach-of-the-peace cases, and handed the investigation to the Kriminalpolizei, while Büderich awaits SC St. Tönis or VfB Hilden on November 19 before the March 25 semi-final.