Overview
- The regional sport court has initiated disciplinary proceedings against Philipp Wendt and Valon Aliji on suspicion of unsporting conduct, TAG24 reports.
- Chemie Leipzig says both players acted to protect their delegation in a dangerous situation, pointing to social‑media videos of the confrontations.
- The club warns it will challenge any suspensions in civil courts and may seek remedies up to replaying matches it deems unfairly affected.
- The incident followed a 0:0 draw in Halle, where about 100 home supporters entered the pitch and pursued Chemie players; order returned after a large police deployment and at least one person was hospitalized.
- Chemie criticized HFC’s in‑stadium security and condemned pyrotechnics used as weapons, while pledging to address misconduct by its own traveling fans.