It hits 1. FC Union again
Stadium closed: Bundesliga game in Mainz canceled
January 18, 2024, 1:55 p.m
The start of the second half of the Bundesliga is canceled. The game between 1. FSV Mainz 05 and 1. FC Union Berlin will be postponed at short notice. The reason is “weather-related safety risks for spectators”. This is the second cancellation of the current season for the Iron Men.
Due to the extreme onset of winter with snow and ice, the basement duel in the Bundesliga between FSV Mainz 05 and Union Berlin scheduled for Friday (8:30 p.m.) has been canceled. The German Football League (DFL) announced that the “stadium operator had closed the venue”. “The reason for this is the heavy ice formation on the lower tiers, especially in the standing area, as well as on the travel routes and the associated safety risks for spectators,” said the DFL statement. A new date will be announced “shortly”. All tickets for the game remain valid.
This is the second away game for the Berlin team that has been canceled due to weather this season. The Köpenick team’s game against record champions FC Bayern Munich was canceled at the beginning of December last year due to the severe onset of winter in the Bavarian capital. It’s due next week on January 24th (8.30 p.m./Sky and in the live ticker at ntv.de) will be rescheduled, which means this week will no longer be an alternative date for the game in Mainz. Unlike before the game in Munich, the Berlin team had not yet traveled to the away game, but was still in Berlin, as the club confirmed.
1. FC Cologne had previously announced that, despite the extreme snowfall for the Rhine region in the past few days, it would not be able to play the Bundesliga game against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday (3:30 p.m/Sky and in the live ticker at ntv.de) goes out. “I honestly don’t see the game in danger. But let’s wait and see what happens in the next few hours,” said Thomas Kessler, head of licensed football at FC, on Thursday. The training conditions were difficult. “It’s great weather for the children and families. For walking, tobogganing, for sledding,” said Cologne coach Timo Schultz: “It’s not quite as good for us footballers. But we’ll accept that.”