Darmstadt match abandoned as Kaiserslautern manager Jeff Strasser taken ill

• Match called off at half-time and Strasser taken to hospital
• Fans chanted manager’s name and sang You’ll Never Walk Alone

Kaiserslautern’s game at Darmstadt in the German second division was abandoned at half-time on Wednesday after the visiting side’s manager Jeff Strasser suddenly became ill and was taken to hospital.

German media reported that Kaiserslautern manager Strasser had suffered a heart attack. Medical personnel were attending the scene at the changing rooms during the break, and the game did not restart for the second half.

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