79 injured after East German duel between Jena and Chemie Leipzig

Gates to the stands broken open

Pyrotechnics were then repeatedly set off during the Regionalliga match. After the final whistle, Leipzig fans threw fireworks in the direction of the Jena supporters. "This prompted both active fan camps to forcibly open two buffer gates behind the south stand. As a result, there was a brief, uncontrolled clash between the two fan camps with disinhibited violence," the Jena state police inspectorate announced on

"The situation could only be stopped by the police forces who intervened with the use of irritant gas and the baton," it continued. According to a report in the "Ostthüringer Zeitung", which referred to people present, uninvolved spectators were also injured by pepper spray. There was massive damage to property and a total of 40 criminal and administrative offenses were reported.