Referee under pressure: controversial decisions of the 3rd division!

Referee under pressure: controversial decisions of the 3rd division!

In the third division, a hot discussion about controversial referee decisions broke out on the last match day. Among the most controversial scenes was the handball of Fabio Gruber at the game SC Verl against 1. FC Saarbrücken. While referee Michael Näther gave a corner, the experts doubted the correctness of this decision, since Gruber played the ball with his arm, which could potentially have a penalty, as the analysis of IG-Schiedricher.de describes ( ig-schiedser.de ). In addition, a regular goal from Lokotsch for Verl was not recognized because of an alleged offensive foul, a decision that was criticized as excessive.

other controversial scenes

The analysis of the controversial scenes was also viewed critically by Babak Rafati, a former FIFA referee. Rafati found that there were two not given penalty for Rostock and an equally controversial handball between Sasa Strujic in another game. In another case, Alemannia Aachen lost a possible penalty when keeper Elias Bördner fouled the Rostock Sigurd Haugen, which was not punished by referee Felix Bickel. Rafati saw a clear mistake here that influenced the course of the game ( leaga3-online.de ).

In addition, Rafati addressed the penalty judgment in the game between Cologne and Dortmund II, which was awarded by referee Hildenbrand, while in the context of other game dynamics, wrong decisions. Overall, there was an image that underlines the need for a precise review of the referee decisions, since unfortunate decisions not only influence the games, but can also heat up the atmosphere in the ranks.