Union Berlin is appealing a decision by the German soccer federation’s sports court to award Bochum a 2-0 victory after Bochum’s goalkeeper was struck with a firelighter during their Bundesliga match.

Union Berlin is appealing a decision by the German football federation’s sports court to award Bochum a 2-0 victory after Bochum’s goalkeeper was struck with a cigarette lighter during their Bundesliga match in December.

The German FA's (DFB) sports court on Thursday awarded VfL Bochum a 2-0 win after their keeper Patrick Drewes was hit by a lighter thrown from the crowd during last month's Bundesliga clash at Union Berlin.

Bochum have been declared 2-0 winners of a December Bundesliga match at Union Berlin during which their goalkeeper Patrick Drewes was hit by a lighter, the sports court of the German Football Federation (DFB) ruled on Thursday.

The German soccer federation’s sports court has awarded Bochum a 2-0 victory over Union Berlin after the team’s goalkeeper was struck by a firelighter during their Bundesliga match in December. It’s just Bochum’s second win of the season.

The German FA has handed down its initial ruling in the case of VfL Bochum's protest over a 1-1 draw with 1. FC Union Berlin on match-day 14. Bochum emerge as winners in the verdict, having been

Union Berlin captain Christopher Trimmel hopes that a sports court will on Thursday confirm their 1-1 draw with Bochum, against which Bochum are protesting because their goalkeeper was hit by a lighter late in the game.