Ghost Games Prepare the BSG Chemie Leipzig

The communication of the Saxon state government of 19 November was a shock for all clubs in the Free State. Because of rapidly increasing infection numbers and at the same time comparatively low vaccination rate was decided that no games before spectators may take place until 12 December.

Including not only the larger clubs such as Dynamo Dresden, Erzgebirge AUE or the PSV Wicket, also for the traditional clubs from the lower leagues means that this means a significant incision into the budget planning. For the BSG Cherie Leipzig, which, during this period two home games in the Regionally Southeast against Cottbus and Eisenberg, the ghost games mean a loss of up to 60,000 euros.

Hope for game laying

We realistically assume that we had a sold-out house against Cottbus. And also the Fast derby against Eisenberg traditionally moved many viewers. 8000 to 9000 spectators we had certainly had in both games, expects chemistry president Frank Kühne in the Dynamo Dresden Interview (Thursday issue).

In order to go out of the way to the dilemma, the BSG has requested the Northeast German Football Association to lay the remaining home games in the new year. That would be a concrete and important help for an association like the, which is largely financed from match day revenues, says Kühne.

Sporty no disadvantage?

Since the ghost games to date only relate to Saxon clubs, the 61-year-old is strongly disadvantaged towards the league competition. That's a distortion of competition. The money gives us no one again, birds annoyed to the lack of support from the associations. In addition to chemistry, OK Leipzig, Chemnitz, Eisenberg and Auerbach have to play from empty ranks.

At least athletic, Kühne a blank stadium does not necessarily look as a disadvantage. Before our fans, we were able to get a few points this year. That's surprising, but fact. Chemistry gains only two victories in so far nine home games, four games from their own audience were lost. Currently, the BSG ranks at eleven with 22 points, at the weekend the team of coach Miroslaw Fanatic lost the city of the city of OK 0: 1.