Borussia Dortmund found the cover of a striking defeat against Goffenheim with a 1:2 draw. The main topic of discussion after the match was the extremely happy refereeing decision in the first half, which evoked a flurry of emotions from Dzhmeli head coach Niko Kovac.
The episode began when Dortmund's defender Niklas Sule began to fall a little ahead, turning his knee in the distance and starting to fall onto the lawn, having recognized the punishment. At the hour of the fall, the ball fell into your hand. Initially, head referee Daniel Siebert did not skip the game, but after VAR was handed over, he watched the video replay by pointing to the icon. Andrei Kramaric successfully converted this penalty, breaking the goal.
" To assign penalties for such situations is to discredit the spirit of the people. This is a great delight for us. No one falls, he curls up on one hand, and the other is simply forced to go down due to gravity.. This is a terrible unfortunate episode. Of course, the letter of the rules means penalties, but it also reflects the spirit of football? "
In the other half, Seru Guirassi achieved parity for Borussia, with another penalty at the visitors' goal (this time after Julian Ruyerson's hand), allowing Kramaric to score a double and winning for Goffenheim. In another episode, Kovacs was more categorical, having recognized that the referee was right:.
" The other boo is absolutely obvious.
Ruyerson turns around, and the ball can easily find his hand,” in the voice of the fakhivets.
Dortmund's defeat has serious tournament implications. I want Kovac’s team to have a comfortable lead of 12 points from fifth place and actually guarantee themselves a ticket to the Champions League, which brings Bayern closer to the final championship. If Munich would like to get one point in a week in the match against Stuttgart, they will have to take the salad bowl four rounds before the end of the season.