2nd Bundesliga: DFL: Osnabrück towards Schalke in St. Pauli | EUROtoday

The second division recreation between VfL Osnabrück and Schalke 04 can not happen as deliberate this Saturday on the Bremer Bridge attributable to structural defects within the roof construction of the stadium. The German soccer league canceled the sport on Thursday night. The DFL ordered subsequent Tuesday (6.30 p.m./Sky) as a catch-up date “taking into account the interests of the clubs involved”. The recreation will then be performed within the Millerntor Stadium of second division leaders FC St. Pauli.

“The new appointment was made after hearing from both clubs in agreement with FC St. Pauli, the media partner Sky and the security authorities,” the DFL stated in an announcement. Both Schalke, twelfth within the desk, and backside Osnabruck are nonetheless combating to remain within the second division.

The metropolis of Osnabrück had beforehand ordered in writing an instantly enforceable cease-and-desist order. The cause for this are structural defects within the stadium roof construction and the related security dangers for everybody concerned. It then grew to become clear “that a short-term repair of the structural defects and thus the timely staging of the game in the Bremer Brücke stadium cannot be guaranteed,” stated the DFL.

Schalke reacted with satisfaction in regards to the compromise. “The DFL rejected a schedule between the 33rd and 34th matchdays, Schalke 04 expressly welcomes this in the spirit of fair and equal competition,” the Royal Blues stated in an announcement. Schalke thanked FC St. Pauli and the DFL, “which followed the Royal Blues’ wish to have at least three days of preparation and regeneration time before the home game against Hansa Rostock (May 11th)”.

In a letter to the DFL on Wednesday, Schalke rejected an initially anticipated rescheduling of the sport between the thirty third and thirty fourth matchdays. “Should the match be canceled anyway, the club reserves all legal means to protect the interests of the club and its members,” stated an announcement from the membership, which additionally instructed concrete options in order that the sport might happen this Saturday might happen.

“A very short-term relocation of the game to another stadium on the original match date was not possible, among other things, due to association regulations,” the DFL now introduced. According to the sport laws, “any change in the game date, kick-off time or venue must be announced to the clubs involved at least four days in advance”.

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