Hampered by Smoke: The Hamburg City Derby Stalls

A Halt in the Action

It’s a peculiar situation at the Hamburg city derby—nothing is unfolding on the field. Indeed, the match is momentarily suspended. As the second half approached, clouds of smoke from both fan sections engulfed Millerntor, rendering it impossible to proceed with the game.

An Inconvenient Delay

The stadium was predominantly shrouded in a dense red haze, while players remained on the field trying to stay warm. It took an additional 15 minutes from the expected time for referee Tobias Welz to finally resume the action for the second half.

Anticipation Builds

With the match still level at 0:0, spectators are left hoping for an explosive turn of events on the field.