Soccer-Essen gates sealed as Leipzig Cup welcome turns concrete


Soccer Football - DFB Cup - First Round - Rot-Weiss Essen v Borussia Dortmund - Stadion Essen, Essen, Germany - August 18, 2025 General view inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Teresa Kroeger

Oct 27 (Reuters) - ⁠The away supporter entrance ⁠to third-tier side Rot-Weiss Essen's ‌stadium was discovered sealed shut with concrete hours ahead of their ​German Cup second-round match ⁠against Bundesliga ⁠club RB Leipzig, regional newspaper WAZ ⁠reported ‌on Tuesday.

Concrete had been poured into ⁠a wooden frame linking two entrance ​gates, ‌preventing them from opening, the ⁠report ​said. Workers from the west German city Essen between ⁠Dortmund and Dusseldorf were ​brought in to dismantle the barricade.

"The bulls must stay outside ⁠today," read a message at the barricade. No arrests have been reported.

Around 550 Leipzig ​supporters are expected ⁠at the Stadion an der ​Hafenstrassefor the ‌match later on Tuesday.

(Reporting ​by Tommy Lund in GdanskEditing by Christian Radnedge)

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