Hooded man on stadium roof was the reason for the late start of Germany vs Denmark

In the round of 16 match of Germany – Denmark of the Euro Cup that It took place at the Westfallenstadion, also known as Signal Iduna Park, absolutely everything happened and it was one of the most striking days of the competition without a doubt. Beyond the fact that both teams offered a very attractive, daring match with many scoring opportunities for both teams, the weather and human stupidity agreed to be protagonists in the 90 minutes of the match.

Germany sealed its place in the quarterfinals with a solid victory with goals from Kai Havertz (penalty) and Jamal Musiala. Those led by Julian Nagelsmann missed clear chances that left more than one in the stands impressed, but they did not end up succumbing to one of the unwritten rules of football: ‘he who forgives, pays’. What’s more, the semi-automatic offside saved their lives and from having the score in favor of Denmark by disallowing a goal from Joachim Andersen by just a few millimeters, a situation that was quite discussed.

But despite this, the match that took place in Dortmund will be remembered for two external events. The first forced the game to be stopped in the first half for a total of 25 minutes due to a very risky situation for the protagonists. The second, which went unnoticed by almost all spectators, delayed the start of the second half, and some came to fear that the worst would happen.

Far from the situation becoming positive, it started to hail and the leaks of the The stadium turned into quite strong and even high-risk waterfalls. However, the spectators took it with great enthusiasm and took advantage of the opportunity to bathe in them. The weather was on their side, and Oliver decided to continue the match 25 minutes later.

The start of the second half was delayed, as if that were not enough, but very few knew the reason for this. The newspaper ‘BILD’ has revealed the reason why the main judge Michael Oliver looked at the ceiling alongside the captains of both teams, Ilkay Gündogan (Germany) and Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark) before the last 45 minutes of the round of 16 match began. Nothing was clear during the match.

A hooded man with a backpack had climbed onto the roof of the stadium in the middle of the match, and the German authorities feared the worst with whatever intentions this person had. Fortunately, it all ended up as a scare and the relevant German police authorities detected it during the match.

According to the information released by the German media, a helicopter He came to illuminate the area and they kept him under surveillance throughout the second half of the game. Once the game was over, he was detained at gunpoint. He is 21 years old and they still don’t know what his intentions were.

An impressive thunderstorm

Michael Oliver, referee of the match, stopped Germany – Denmark in the minute 36 minutes into the first half due to a thunderstorm that could have posed a danger to the players on the pitch. The referee, who had been warned about the weather conditions a day earlier, did not hesitate for a second to send the players to the changing rooms. “Due to the bad weather conditions, play has been interrupted. More information to follow shortly,” read the video scoreboards at Signal Iduna Park.

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