ÖFB soccer players affected
Snow chaos causes first Bundesliga cancellation
Winter continues to have many parts of Europe firmly in its grip and has now also led to the first match cancellations in the German Bundesliga. After the match between FC St. Pauli and RB Leipzig was already canceled, the duel between Werder Bremen and TSG Hoffenheim has now also been affected. Several ÖFB players are affected by this.
The match in Hamburg was supposed to kick off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. But that will not happen now. According to the "Bild" newspaper, the snow chaos around St. Pauli's home ground – the legendary Millerntor – continued to worsen on Friday.
After an initial inspection of the pitch in the morning, it soon became clear that the match would have to be canceled. The turf might have been playable on Saturday, but the access roads to the stadium could not have been cleared sufficiently.
Dangers for players and fans
In addition, further dangers to the safety of spectators and players due to snow and ice were taken into account. It is now certain that RB Leipzig, with ÖFB players Christoph Baumgartner, Xaver Schlager, and Nicolas Seiwald, will not have to play in snowy Hamburg on Saturday.
A few hours later, another match scheduled for Saturday (at 3:30 p.m.) was canceled. Once again, Austrians are affected. Werder Bremen vs. Hoffenheim will not take place as planned "due to the extreme weather conditions around the Weserstadion."
Due to snow and slippery conditions, the safe arrival of fans cannot be guaranteed. Once again, several ÖFB players in the service of Werder Bremen (Marco Friedl, Romano Schmid, Marco Grüll) and Hoffenheim coach Christian Ilzer are affected by the cancellation.
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