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.

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

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