🫣 A patch of turf missing: DFB-Pokal pitch falls short of required length
Because the field where the first-round match in the DFB Cup is to be played is too short. With a length of 96 meters, it is exactly four meters too short. The problem was reported during an inspection of the field by DFB officials at the stadium on Berliner Ring in Verden, Lower Saxony, as reported by 'Bild', among others.
"No problem", the club probably thought, which is said to have assured the DFB that it would extend the field by laying down roll-out turf. The only problem is that the stadium has a tartan track. Additionally, it was apparently criticized that the distance to a high jump facility behind the goal was too small.
So, move to a different location after all? For the amateur club, this doesn't seem to be an option. In addition to Delmenhorst or Oldenburg, the match on August 16 could also be played in the stadium of the Wolfsburg women.
One thing is certain, though: the advance ticket sales will have to wait until a solution to the field problem has been found.
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