RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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See the full story · 1 sources👀 Technical glitch in Cottbus: Hannover 96 relive déjà vu
Fans who have been following Hannover 96 and/or Energie Cottbus for quite a while may currently be experiencing something like déjà vu.
Before kickoff of the first second-division match of the season for both clubs, the start was delayed by several minutes. The reason: there were technical issues, and the referee communication system had failed.
The players who were on the pitch for Hannover more than 30 years ago, meanwhile, are all too familiar with technical problems away at Cottbus.
In 1997, Hannover traveled to Energie Cottbus for the second leg of the promotion playoff to the 2. Bundesliga. With the score at 1-1 after an hour, there were technical problems again, though of a far more serious nature: the lights went out, and it stayed dark for twelve minutes. The circumstances remain unresolved to this day. When the floodlights finally came back on, Cottbus took control of the match and eventually won promotion.
This time, the technical issues with the referee communication system were nowhere near as dramatic as that blackout, but shortly afterward the newly promoted third-division side was once again on the front foot: in the 14th minute, Energie took the lead through a deflected free kick from Tolcay Cigerci.
In the 28th minute, Neubauer equalized for the Lower Saxony side.
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