Overview
- Hanover police said they prevented an apparently pre-arranged mass brawl between home and away fans after the 2. Bundesliga game.
- Officers intervened when a group of roughly 150 known Hannover 96 risk supporters masked up and put on gloves commonly used in such fights.
- A man was temporarily arrested after giving a Hitler salute inside the stadium and resisting officers as he was identified while leaving.
- Police opened two investigations against the detained supporter and recorded numerous reports and assaults linked to the match, including incidents inside the arena.
- The match finished 2–3 to Darmstadt 98, with tensions spilling into post-game security operations around the Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena.