FC Bayern
The VAR saves the referee in Munich – without being allowed to
The scene was not decisive for the game, but curious: In the 6-0 of FC Bayern against RB Leipzig, the guests scored a goal that does not count minutes later – rightly so.
The scene took place in the 66th minute in the Bundesliga opening game between FC Bayern and RB Leipzig. The Leipzigers were awarded a free kick in their own half. Defender Castello Lukeba performed the direct free kick – but not correct. Instead of playing the resting ball directly to a teammate, he presented it a few times and performed almost a small dribbling. Only then did he turn the ball forward, where Antonio Nussa scored the supposed goal for Leipzig.
Referee Florian Badstübner and the entire referee team had overlooked the rule violation when exercising the free kick-the goal initially counted. Many in the stadium did not notice the mistake.
The Bayern professionals on the field around Joshua Kimmich had noticed the MoGeierei and complained violently with the referee after the goal. Then Badstübner took the goal back. Between the gate and withdrawal, over four minutes passed.
The referee team bends the rules-a little
“I have already noticed that the referee kicked off after the free kick and that the (Leipzig) player simply went off. I thought that it wasn’t possible,” said Kimmich after the final whistle. “In the end I am glad that he had the courage to take it back. Kimmich saw the yellow card for his energetic complaint.
What makes the case strange is the fact that the referee team first had to inquire about the video assistant whether there was a violation of the standard. The Var Tobias Welz confirmed the violation. But according to the rules, the Var was not allowed to say anything about the scene. That was also reason why he hadn’t spoken out beforehand.
The VAR protocol only looks at the check of the attack phase before a hit for relevant violations. A free kick from your own half, which only leads to the goal after several ball touches, is not one of them. “The subsequent goal was checked by the Var, but the type of execution of a Free kick Strictly speaking to check in the run -up to a gate is not one of his tasks, “said Alex Feuerherdt as head of communication and media work at DFB Schiri GmbH the” Kicker “.
Scene is not decisive for playing for FC Bayern
But Badstübner and his team were creative to correct their mistakes. The referee only ran to his assistant Markus Schüller on the edge of the field and asked him “officially” if he had seen a violation of the standard. Schüller (he probably knew about radio through the Var that he had existed) said something and Badstübner was canceled the Leipziger goal.
Strictly speaking, Badstübner made another violation of the rules when moving. He indicated that the ball had not rested at Lukebas execution and granted Leipzig to repeat the free kick. However, an indirect free kick would have been correct for Bayern, since the pictures show that the ball was resting and the following multiple touch of the Ball from Lukeba certainly did not happen.
In the end, the incident was of no importance. When the Leipzig scored the supposed goal, the team was 0: 4 behind. In the end there was a clap of 0: 6 for the Saxons.
Source: Stern
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