Overview

• Osazee Aghatise went down in the 39th minute without opponent contact after stepping into a hole in the pitch at 1. FC Greiz.
• Medics stretchered him off, an ambulance moved him to a nearby artificial turf, and a helicopter brought an emergency doctor who accompanied him to a hospital in Gera.
• An official diagnosis has not been released, though coach Volkan Uluç said they must expect the worst regarding the knee.
• After a pause the match resumed, and FC Carl Zeiss Jena won 4:0 to reach the third round of the Thüringenpokal.
• Uluç criticized the field conditions and called for stricter pre-match pitch inspections, as local reporting noted Aghatise had only recently returned from a prior cup injury.