Referee brutally attacked: players excluded after a punch!

Referee brutally attacked: players excluded after a punch!

Finning, Deutschland - A shocking incident occurred on Sunday afternoon during a football game in Finning, Landsberg district! In a heated district class game between TSV Finning and FT Jahn Landsberg there was a brutal attack on the referee. Around 80 spectators were witnesses when the referee interrupted the game with a red card for a Landsberg player in added time. The reason? An angry player could not accept the decision and hit the 46-year-old with full force!

referee unconscious according to FAACHBAGE

The referee immediately fell to the ground and remained unconscious for a whole minute. Only after this shocking time did he come back to him. The game was stopped immediately and the situation escalated! The 30-year-old player, who was responsible for his aggressive reaction, was immediately excluded from the game by the FT Jahn Landsberg association. The association publicly distanced itself from its behavior and apologized on Facebook with the referee and TSV Finning.

reactions and possible consequences

The deputy managing director of the Bavarian Football Association, Fabian Frühwirth, praised the association's quick reaction as exemplary. But that's not all! The incident is now being brought before the sports court, where the player has to expect hard sanctions that can range from fines to exclusion from the association. The referee also filed a complaint for assault what the police investigation started.

The independent instance will also decide how the broken game is evaluated. Since the encounter ended in added time and the situation was clear, it is more than likely that TSV Finning will be awarded the victory 3-2. Another dark day for football where the limits of the acceptable have been exceeded!