[Sport] They applied the rules of social distancing in the match, losing by 0-37

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Safety comes first. This saying or advice may be true in most aspects of life and behaviors, but can it be applied in a football match?

Germany's amateur soccer team certainly does not need to be reminded as it suffered a crushing 37-0 defeat on Sunday after practicing social distancing in their match against local rival SV Holdenstedt II.

The "SG Riedorf / Molzen" team, which plays in the 11th division of the German soccer championships, sent only 7 players due to concerns that their opponent was at risk of Covid-19.

Ribbedorf's co-president, Patrick Restau, told CNN that Heldenstedt's team had been in contact with an injured player during the previous match, so Rippdorf felt that conditions were unsafe due to the two-week incubation period.

Resto added that the club had tried to postpone the match, but opponents said there was no reason to postpone because the team had subsequently proven not to be infected with the virus.

The club's coach, Florian Scherwater, told the Altmark Zeitung newspaper that “there is no basis for canceling the match” because none of the players had dealt with an injured person.

Seven of Ribdorf's players eventually volunteered to participate in the game, which means they can go ahead and spare the club a fine.

"In this epidemic, our club does not have a lot of money to pay that amount, so our team said they will play, but they will stay away from the competitors," Resto told CNN in an email response.

"In the full 90 minutes, our players kept a perfect distance, so Holdenstedt had enough time to score goals." We didn't talk about tactics because we all knew this match was going to be a big loss. Our opponent didn't understand when we walked on the side of the field. ”

"We also know the result is really bad, but safety is more important than any match for us," he said. For all players, this is a good result, and at the end of the season it is important to collect points, not goals.

It seemed that the Holdenstedt players did not care, showing a little mercy throughout the match and scoring a goal roughly every two minutes.

The result spread to social media and the club saw some unexpected interest from the global media.

"In the past few days, we have received many calls from radio and TV stations around the world, many opinions from people across the country and suggestions about what we can do," said Resto.

"If this situation occurs again, we hope to find a way with the opponent to postpone the match," he concluded.

Edited September 20, 2020 by ✘-Free-palestine-✘