German match abandoned after referee is hit on head by lighter thrown from stands

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Martin Petersen was struck in the head by a lighter thrown on the pitch
The referee sent the teams to the changing rooms after 71 minutes
The German cup match between the two lower-tier teams was abandoned

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Published: 18:34 EST, 10 August 2015 | Updated: 03:48 EST, 11 August 2015

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A German cup match between two lower-tier teams was abandoned in the second half after the referee was hit on the head by a lighter thrown from the stands.

Referee Martin Petersen did not appear to be seriously hurt but sent the teams to the changing rooms in the 71st minute.

At the time, the home side Osnabrueck, a third-tier team, was leading 1-0 against heavy favourite RB Leipzig, a second-division club.

Referee Martin Petersen, pictured holding his head, was hit by a lighter thrown from the stands on Monday

The referee sent the teams to the changing rooms after 71 minutes and the match was abandoned

German match abandoned after referee is hit on head by lighter

Osnabrueck scored 23 seconds into Monday's opening-round match. The German football federation (DFB) immediately launched an investigation.

In a later match, Lars Stindl scored two goals as Borussia Moenchengladbach rallied in the second half to beat second-division St. Pauli 4-1.

Moenchengladbach, which will play in the Champions League after finishing third in the Bundesliga last season, trailed 1-0 at half-time.

But Stindl began the comeback in the 54th and Ibrahima Traore put the visiting team ahead for good two minutes later. Stindl scored his second in the 67th and Thorgan Hazard completed the victory in the 86th.

Elsewhere, Hertha Berlin beat second-division Arminia Bielefeld 2-0 a day after its team bus was shot at in Bielefeld. No players were on the bus at the time and no one was injured.

Salomon Kalou and Vladimir Darida scored late in the match for the Bundesliga team. Also, second-division Nuremberg edged third-tier Aalen 2-1 in a penalty shootout after a 0-0 deadlock.