The sports management of the German referees recognized on Saturday an error on an unwhistled foul on Dortmund striker Karim Adeyemi, which should have led to a penalty for Borussia against Bochum (1-1) Friday evening in the German championship.
At the head of the Bundesliga with a point ahead of Bayern Munich before this 30th day, Borussia Dortmund could not do better than a draw on the lawn of Bochum. With this result, Borussia is under threat from Munich (59 points against 61), who receive the red lantern, Hertha Berlin, on Sunday.
In the 65th minute of the match, Dortmund striker Karim Adeyemi was tackled in the penalty area by Bochum defender Danilo Soares, warned in the first period (30th). The referee of the meeting Sascha Stegemann did not whistle the fault and did not use video assistance (VAR).
“The defender throws himself from the back and to the side with both legs in the fight for the ball. He does not play the ball and instead hits the opposing player, knocking him down. It’s a foul and a penalty, “said the sports management of the German referees in a statement on Saturday.
She believes that in this kind of situation, the referee must make the right decision on the field, “without the help of video assistance being necessary”.
“Today the referee decided the outcome of the match. Five days from the end, when it comes to the title of German champion, not to look at this situation, I consider that it is negligent, cowardly and completely false”, railed the sporting director of Dortmund, Sebastian Kehl, Friday after the meeting.
“For me, there was not only a penalty, but also a second yellow card and a red for the Bochum player. I find it quite unfair that everything is not done so that there is no bad decision-making. It hurts,” lamented coach Edin Terzic.