The Euro 2024 last-16 tie between Germany and Denmark on Saturday restarted following a delay of virtually 25 minutes on account of a violent storm.
The rain having stopped, English referee Michael Oliver allowed the gamers to undertake a short warm-up on the pitch previous to restarting the sport with a drop ball simply earlier than 10pm native time (2000 GMT).
The rating was 0-0 on the time of the stoppage.
Oliver had halted the match in Dortmund within the thirty fifth minute, taking the gamers off the pitch amid torrential rain, hailstones, excessive winds, thunder and lightning.
Huge screens contained in the stadium knowledgeable the gang of 60,000 that the sport had been halted on account of “hostile climate situations”.
Supporters in uncovered seats have been left to hunt cowl as water poured from the stadium’s roof.
Fan zones in Dortmund have been additionally closed as a result of climate situations, native police informed SID, an AFP subsidiary.
PUNCH On-line studies that host nation Germany are main with two targets to nil within the ongoing sport.
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