Hamburg insist on reinstatement

Hamburg - SV Hamburg are not willing to accept an out-of-court ruling and insist on proceedings in a German football court in connection with a manipulated cup match last August, club boss Bernd Hoffmann said on Thursday.

News reports suggested that the ruling body DFB favoured an out of court settlement in the form of financial compensation for Hamburg. But Hoffmann said: "Of course there will be a trial. We want to be reinstated."

Kicker sports magazine speculated on a plan in which the manipulated first round game between third division Paderborn and Hamburg is to replayed.

The winner will then meet one of the eight quarter-finalists drawn by lot for an additional game, with the winner of that match qualified for the final eight.

Hamburg oppose a rematch in Paderborn because Paderborn captain Thijs Waterink admitted to have received a 10,000-euros victory bonus, allegedly from men who successfully bet on the game. Match referee Robert Hoyzer, the man at the centre of the current match fixing scandal, admitted to manipulation of the game to allow the successful bets.

Paderborn won 4-2 with the help of two disputed penalties and a red card for Hamburg player Emile Mpenza.

Hoyzer will not be present on Friday at the DFB, but was heard by DFB officials on Wednesday.

The cup match is the first of a possible 13 games the DFB has to look into. Hoyzer admitted to fixing four games, other games are under suspicion as well and in addition club have appealed in connection with other matches.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin