The police said they arrested a man who climbed onto the roof of the stadium during the Germany match on Saturday.
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There was plenty of drama in the playoff match of the European Championship between Germany and Denmark on Saturday. The match was interrupted in the first half due to heavy thunder and rain, after which four video reviews were held.
During Saturday night and Sunday, there was also news about a special situation above the playing field. A masked man climbed onto the roof structures of the Dortmund stadium and intended to cause another interruption.
At the start of the second period, the UEFA match delegate called the referee by Michael Oliver to him and pointed his finger in the direction of the ceiling. A moment later, Oliver, the German captain, was seen on TV Ilkay Gundogan as well as Denmark’s captain Kasper Schmeichel staring at the sky. The situation was initially thought to be related to weather conditions.
British newspaper Daily Mail in the video he published, a man dressed in black can be seen on the roof, with a backpack on his back and a mask on his face. The man walks along the corridors that run along the roof line, but then climbs the support structures before stopping when two policemen approach.
After this, the man returns to the roof corridor, where one of the policemen takes out his gun and the other handcuffs the man. The video was filmed only after the end of the match. According to the police, the man had been on the roof for some time by then, but the spectators were not in danger.
– A person climbed onto the roof of the stadium at 22:27 local time. The police officers approached to talk to the person and ensure a safe exit from the roof. A police helicopter illuminated the roof of the stadium for this purpose. Information about the man’s identity or motive cannot be given at the moment, the police informed.
The security arrangements of European Championship football have been talked about before during the games.
In the group stage match between Portugal and Turkey, spectators ran to the field many times to take a group photo with Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo with.
German newspaper Bild on the other hand, on Sunday, it was reported that two policemen from Berlin tried to enter the match between Spain and Croatia without permission on the second day of the games. According to Bild, the police had announced at the stadium gate that they were on official business. The police officers who tried to get in are now under investigation.
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