FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - DFB Cup - First Round - Dynamo Dresden v Hamburger SV - Rudolf Harbig Stadion, Dresden, Germany - September 14, 2020 Hamburger SV's Toni Leistner in action with Dynamo Dresden's Christoph Daferner REUTERS / Hannibal Hanschke
BERLIN (Reuters) - Hamburg SV defender Toni Leistner, who pushed a fan to the ground at the end of their German Cup defeat at Dynamo Dresden last week, was banned for five matches and fined 8,000 euros ($9,469), the German Football Association (DFB) said on Friday.
Dresden-born Leistner jumped into the stands following their 4-1 loss in the first round and climbed the steps to confront a spectator.
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