A Bundesliga match between Borussia Mönchengladbach and an unnamed opponent got interrupted when a fan threw a full beer cup from the stands and hit the assistant referee in the back of the head. The ref dropped to a knee and rubbed his head, clearly shocked. Players looked around confused, then angry. The game stopped completely as officials tried to figure out what happened.
Footage showed the moment the beer flew through the air and splashed off the ref’s head. Using crowd video and some basic detective work, it was easy to spot the fan—blue hoodie, white undershirt, scarf, and suddenly no beer in hand, unlike all his friends. His entire section seemed to turn on him, holding up their own beers like alibis. Even the opposing goalkeeper ran across the pitch to confront the guy, yelling at him in German. One keeper tried to calm things down and plead with the refs to continue, but the officials had enough. With the match at 2-0 and in the 72nd minute, they walked off the field.
Security didn’t seem to grab the fan on the spot, but the video makes it clear who was responsible. The incident ended the game early and ruined it for everyone else. A full stadium, a close match, and then it gets shut down because one guy couldn’t behave.