After the fan riots at the game at Dynamo Dresden, the players of second division soccer team Hertha BSC have condemned the violent scenes at the Rudolf Harbig Stadium. "What happened in the first half has no place on a soccer pitch," said Toni Leistner. However, the Berlin defender did not want to "judge these scenes any further".
Hertha captain Fabian Reese described the players' impressions during the stampede by Dresden supporters. "As an athlete, you're in your tunnel and suddenly there were bangs everywhere. There was smoke and fog, the atmosphere was really crazy. Suddenly someone ran across the pitch and then we had to go in," said the attacking player.
