Bundesliga linesman Christian Gittelmann said on Saturday he suffered contusion and whiplash from being hit by a plastic cup after which the Bundesliga game between Bochum and Borussia Mönchengladbach was abandoned the previous day. Gittelmann was hit by the object thrown from the stands midway through the second half. He was taken to hospital where the diagnosis was made, but told the German federation DFB website he was back at home now. Bochum said they are assisting local police in trying to identify the offender and said the person would face sanctions such as a stadium ban and also compe…