(Reuters) - German amateur side SG Ripdorf/Molzen II sacrificed a tight defence for social distancing as they fielded only seven players as a coronavirus precaution in a 37-0 loss to local rivals SV Holdenstedt II.
The preparations for Sunday's match in Lower Saxony's 3. Kreisklasse -- the 11th tier of German football -- were complicated when it emerged that Holdenstedt players had been in contact with an opponent infected with COVID-19 in a previous match.
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