1. FC Union Berlin wants to talk to Feyenoord and UEFA about the disturbances surrounding the confrontation in the Conference League. After the club management was attacked on a terrace in Rotterdam on Wednesday evening, the meeting was already on edge and just before the game there were new incidents.
Before the match, the police arrested some 60 Union Berlin supporters who were alleged to have been planning riots. In addition, many German fans were not given access to De Kuip, the reported NOS. As a result, they made the journey from Berlin to Rotterdam for nothing. “In our view, it should not be the case that hundreds of our fans with half-time tickets were not yet in the stadium,” said spokesman Christian Arbeit. the police. This is unacceptable to us.”
About 2500 supporters had traveled to Rotterdam after Union Berlin. To prevent confrontations with the Feyenoord supporters, an area was set up in the Oude Haven entertainment area for visiting fans. They were escorted to De Kuip by the police and on the way there came a confrontation with the Mobile Unit. “We will have to look at how this could have happened at European level,” Arbeit said.
Because the walk from the Oude Haven to De Kuip took a long time, part of the Union Berlin supporters had to wait in front of the stadium during the game to get in. While waiting, fans set off fireworks. This startled a police horse, causing both the horse and the officer to fall and suffer minor injuries. On November 4, Feyenoord and Union Berlin will face each other again in Berlin.
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