Soccer-Hansa Rostock apologise after nine-year-old injured by pyrotechnics


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - DFB Cup - First Round - Hansa Rostock v Hertha BSC - Ostseestadion, Rostock, Germany - August 18, 2024 Hansa Rostock fans inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/ File Photo

(Reuters) -German third division side Hansa Rostock apologised after a nine-year-old boy was taken to hospital having been injured in the club's pyrotechnics display following their home match against 1860 Munich on Wednesday.

The club said in a statement that pyrotechnic devices were used on the floodlight masts at Ostseestadion after the final whistle as part of a planned choreography following the 2-1 win over Munich.

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