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Confetti Choreography Briefly Halts Union Berlin–Stuttgart Match for Cleanup

Play stopped two minutes in after paper fragments blew into the penalty area.

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Im Konfettiregen: Frederik Rönnow

Overview

  • Referee Robert Hartmann halted the game shortly after kickoff following a brief check with Union goalkeeper Frederik Rönnow.
  • Stadium stewards used leaf blowers to clear the pitch, allowing a restart after roughly five to six minutes.
  • A fan-organized display ended with a confetti rain that wind carried into the area in front of the home stand.
  • A loud bang from the Union end preceded the fall of paper scraps onto the turf at Stadion An der Alten Försterei.
  • Players assisted with the cleanup, with defender Tom Rothe helping remove streamers and confetti.