FSV Zwickau waives its right to appeal against the DFB assessment per Rot-Weiss Essen in the beer-throwing case. RWE boss Marcus Uhlig feels for the Saxons.

FSV Zwickau has not lodged an appeal against the verdict in the case of the beer throw against the referee and the associated abandonment of the match against Rot-Weiss Essen. The verdict is therefore legally binding and the points will go to Essen.

In its statement of reasons, FSV only very briefly announced: “FSV did not make use of the appeal period of 24 hours and accepted the verdict of the sports court. “

Marcus Uhlig, chairman of the board of Rot-Weiss Essen, feels for the FSV officials. RevierSport spoke to the RWE boss.

Marcus Uhlig, what was your first reaction after it was clear that Zwickau would not appeal?

On the one hand, I was relieved, of course, because the facts had finally been established. The three points are very good for us in the standings, that’s no secret. But on the other hand, I don’t want to hide the fact that these three points also have a bad taste in my mouth. The act of a single spectator has once again massively interfered with the sporting competition. And what’s more, the host club has been hit to the core. Last year it was us against Münster after the firecracker throw, this year it’s Zwickau. As a result, FSV has hardly any chance of staying in the relegation zone, and they are also threatened with a massive fine. This all sounds – as I said – very familiar and therefore we should be very humble about it.

We urgently need to come up with something in professional football to get a grip on this anti-social behaviour of setting fire to all kinds of things in a stadium or throwing them onto the field – regardless of the losses. To put it bluntly: Beer belongs to be drunk – and not thrown.

Marcus Uhlig

At such moments, is there even something like sympathy for the opponent?

Yes, definitely. Although the colleagues from Zwickau can’t buy anything from our sympathy. Nevertheless – and I’m repeating myself here – we know such a situation very well. You are powerless when the action of a spectator changes everything in a match and gets your club into the biggest trouble. Just imagine what would have happened in Essen if we hadn’t been promoted last season because the firecracker throw and the subsequent match result had been decisive for Münster. I still had a short exchange with my Zwickau manager colleague Marvin Klotzkowsky on Tuesday. Maybe there is a possibility to help the colleagues from Zwickau through some kind of solidarity action from the league.

It feels like issues like this beer shower and especially the throwing of cups are becoming more and more explosive…

We perceive that just as much. In every stadium, including ours. For me, it’s an absolute bad habit, an aberration. I’m sure some people will say that Uhlig is exaggerating. But I certainly don’t. We urgently need to come up with something in professional football to get a grip on this antisocial behaviour of setting fire to all kinds of things in a stadium or throwing them onto the field – regardless of the consequences. To put it bluntly: Beer should be drunk – not thrown.