German Cup match suspended after referee hit in head
FRANKFURT, Germany -- A German Cup match between two lower-tier teams was abandoned in the second half after the referee was hit in the head by a lighter thrown from the stands.
Referee Martin Petersen did not appear to be seriously hurt but he sent the teams to the changing rooms in the 71st minute.
At the time, the home side Osnabrueck, a third-tier team, was leading 1-0 against heavy favorite RB Leipzig, a second-division club.
Osnabrueck scored 23 seconds into Monday's opening-round match.
In another match, Hertha Berlin beat second-division Arminia Bielefeld 2-0 a day after its team bus was shot at in Bielefeld. No players were on the bus at the time and no one was injured.
Salomon Kalou and Vladimir Darida scored late in the match for the Bundesliga team.
