(15 Jun 2006)
++NIGHT SHOT++
1. View of Dortmund police Headquarters
2. Cameramen filming the meeting
3. Journalists listening
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hans Schulze, Chief police officer:
"We had today obviously a match in Dortmund which was very attractive to a lot of fans. Unfortunately, there were also a lot of fans who were aggressive and violent. So we had a lot of work as police today in Dortmund but I think we could manage it quite good.
(Q) How many people have been arrested?
We arrested about 300 people, half Polish people, half German.
(Q) Do you think the police performed well today?
I think it was a very difficult day for the police but I think we handled it OK."
5. Press cutaways
++NIGHT SHOTS++
6. Pan of train carriage on a platform in Dortmund main train station
7. Mid of passenger with T-shirt reading POLSKA
8. Platform with sign reading Warszawa
9. Close up of sign
10.Various of Polish fans boarding train
11. Police at train station
STORYLINE:
Five days of World Cup calm ended with a volley of bottles and chairs as dozens of hooligans clashed with police Wednesday before Germany's win over Poland.
For much of the day, German police worked with their counterparts from neighbouring Poland to identify and arrest travelling troublemakers without incident.
Police said it was homegrown hooligans who lashed out about two hours before the late evening kickoff after police confronted them in a central square.
By the time rain began falling after midnight, police said they had arrested over 300 German and Polish supporters, at least 120 Germans in the central square.
After a press conference, Hans Schulze, Chief police officer said "We had a lot of work as police today in Dortmund but I think we could manage it quite good". The officer added "We arrested about 300 people, half Polish people, half German."
The threat of hooligan-driven violence had been a theme ahead of the month-long football tournament. To head off trouble, authorities across Europe had confiscated passports of known troublemakers, increased border patrols and drew up extensive policing plans for the dozen game cities.
While much of the focus was on the English, Dutch and Polish, some German officials worried about thugs who wouldn't have to travel.
Tranquillity in World Cup-hosting cities had allayed much of the fear over widespread hooliganism at soccer's biggest event and even surprised police who had braced for the worst.
The trouble began Wednesday when police spotted about 40 men, later described as hardcore hooligans, and blocked the route between the outdoor area where they sat drinking and a nearby big screen where games are shown for free.
Some started throwing bottles and chairs and shooting fireworks; backup police arrived, as did more hooligans, said an eyewitness, who was rushed to the safety of a nearby restaurant.
Police hauled handcuffed men into a bus outfitted with individual cells.
No officers were injured, police said. At least one hooligan was seen receiving treatment for facial cuts.
The first round Germany-Poland match appeared one of the most potentially dangerous off the field. Although both are now members of the European Union, the contest was laden with symbolism given Germany's World War II invasion of its neighbour.
Germany won 1-0 on an injury time goal from Oliver Neuville, effectively ending Polish chances of reaching the tournament's second round.
A spate of hooliganism in Poland had heightened fears of violence and German police stepped up their border patrols.
Keyword-world cup 2006

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