Stopped by police

Love game on the soccer pitch ends with expulsion

An unusual police operation took place on Sunday in the Bavarian town of Kempten, not far from the Austrian border. A patrol was called to a soccer stadium there, where they showed the red card to a young couple's (love) game.

Early on Sunday morning, passers-by informed the police in Kempten that a couple was having sexual intercourse in the middle of the soccer pitch at the Illerstadion.

During the subsequent check by a patrol team, the officers actually found a 28-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman on the green pitch. As several people had already noticed the lovemaking at the time, the police put an end to it.

Long "ban" threatens
In addition to an expulsion order, the officers also initiated preliminary proceedings for causing a public nuisance. German law provides for a prison sentence of up to one year or a fine.