HAMBURG defender Toni Leistner ATTACKED a Dynamo Dresden fan – after breaking off from an interview to climb into the stands.
The astonishing scenes at the end of Dresden’s 4-1 German Cup win sparked uproar in the crowd of 10,053 – the biggest in Germany since the coronavirus lockdown started in March.
Hamburg’s ex-QPR centre-back Toni Leistner climbed into the stands and grabbed a Dresden fan after his old club won 4-1
Supporters can be seen trying to intervene after Toni Leistner seems to shove one Dresden supporter to the ground
And the summer recruit from QPR went FAR further than Eric Dier did in his infamous confrontration with a Tottenham supporter in March.
After losing to his old club and home town team, Leistner strode up the stairway, appearing to push a fan in the chest, then shoving him further backwards onto the floor.
Other supporters intervened in an attempt to push the 30-year-old centre-back away.
DIER CONSEQUENCES FOR LEINSTER?
And as Leinster raised his hand to try to point at the fan he tackled, he was guided back down the stands.
Back in March, Dier clambered up the Tottenham Stadium stands to remonstrate with one of his own team’s fans.
The supporter was said to have verbally abused the England ace in front of the 26-year-old ‘s family – after Norwich KO’d Spurs on penalties in the FA Cup.
Dier was banned for four games and fined £40,000.
Spurs’ England star Eric Dier similarly clambered into the stands to confront a fan, back in March, but did not physically attack him
But what sparked Leinster’s more violent flare-up remains unclear.
One report in Germany claimed it was just a “random” fan.
Hamburg and Dresden were second-flight rivals last term.
But while Hamburg missed out on promotion, fellow fallen giants Dresden went down to the German third tier.
Nonetheless, Yannick Stark took just three minutes to bag Dresden’s quickest ever German Cup goal as Hamburg reeled.
Robin Becker and Christoph Daferner then put the tie beyond Hamburg.
And although Amadou Onana replied late on, Sebastian’s stoppage-time penalty rounded off the thrashing.
But it did not complete Hamburg’s misery – especially for Leistner… as he strode into the stands for an altercation sure to have serious consequences.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
