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Police Tighten Rules for Dresden–Schalke High-Risk Match as Clubs Urge Fans to Avoid Colors

A city order sets item bans from 10:00 to 18:30 around the sold-out Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion.

Overview

  • FC Schalke 04 visit Dynamo Dresden on Sunday at 13:30 in a fixture designated by Dresden police as a high-risk match with potential for violence.
  • Schalke’s travel advisory and police fan letters ask away supporters to refrain from wearing visible S04 gear in the city and during individual travel.
  • An Allgemeinverfügung bans pyrotechnics, Schlauchschals and other specified items in areas around the stadium during the matchday time window.
  • Event operations include refusal of entry for heavily intoxicated spectators and the sale of only light beer inside the stadium.
  • Sporting context features Schalke coach Miron Muslic lauding Dresden’s intensity and control, while Dynamo’s Vinko Sapina stresses the club’s season target of staying up.