Schmidt angry after a refugee decision: It can't be like that!

Schmidt angry after a refugee decision: It can't be like that!

Heidenheim, Deutschland - Heidenheim coach Frank Schmidt got into rage after the dramatic DFB Cup-Aus against Hertha BSC! In the last second of stoppage time, it seemed as if Paul Wanner had equalized, but the referee had other plans. "What happened at the end, I find no way to accept it!" Schmidt scolded after the 1: 2 at the press conference. The emotions boiled over when he massively criticized the decision of the referee.

What had happened? In the fifth minute of stoppage time, Heidenheim's Leonardo Scienza lifted the ball into the penalty area, and Wanner headed him online. Cheers broke out, but referee Robert Kampka and his team decided not to give the goal. A supposed foul on Hertha defender Márton Dárdai, which took place before the cross, was used as the reason. Schmidt, visibly irritated, promptly received a yellow card. Even the Hertha players were confused and could not provide a clear explanation why the goal didn't count.

referee decisions and video evidence

Schmidt let his displeasure run free: "If a foul is somewhere on the field in a game, the line judge must then interrupt the game!" He criticized the decision that was only made after the goal. In the DFB Cup, the video evidence is only used from the round of 16, which made the situation even more frustrating for Schmidt. "There was a video referee, it was just human!", The coach continued. For him, the scene was anything but compliant.

The heated debate about the referee decisions raises questions, while the Heidenheimers have to look back after this bitterly in the first round of the DFB Cup. An exciting game that was decided by a controversial decision!