Kai Flathmann was fortunate sufficient to get a ticket for the European Championship opening match between Germany and Scotland (5:1), however the expertise ended for the German fan within the hospital.
The 43-year-old from Bremerhaven, who’s a member of a DFB fan membership, had purchased a ticket for the entrance row for 195 euros. Nonetheless, the proximity to the sport proved to be his downfall.
From their seats, Flathmann and his associates watched the choice heat up with pleasure. As he described to “Bild”, one in every of his associates immediately shouted: “Look! Now Fülle (Niclas Füllkrug; word) is capturing!”
The Dortmund striker’s ball missed the objective and hit Flathmann on his left hand, which cracked. Flathmann, who needed to be taken away, took it with humor: “I sang alongside to the anthem on the stretcher. I did not know whether or not to chuckle or cry. Sadly, I had to surrender my dream of enjoying within the opening recreation. However when do you ever get your hand damaged by fullness?”
Flathmann had no alternative however to comply with his crew’s livid win on his cellphone from the hospital.
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