Fortuna Dusseldorf requests game laying

Second division Fortuna Dusseldorf has requested the relocation of the game at the SC Paderborn on Saturday (13.30 pm / Sky) at the German Football League (DFL) because of a massive Corona outbreak.

14 players are in quarantine according to a club message from Thursday to positive PCR tests. Also coach Daniel Thiune is like further members of the function team infected.

The Fortuna announced that there is no playful team. "Due to the high number of coronary failures, we are in a constant exchange with the DFL," said Saturdays board Klaus Allofs. "We have now requested to relocate the game. We hope that all those affected further well and that no other corona cases have come."

For the discharge of a game, according to the DFL gaming order, at least 16 playful actors are necessary, of which at least nine license players to which a goalkeeper must be. Blocked and injured players are considered "available".