Referee decisions provide patient debate in the Borussia duel!

Referee decisions provide patient debate in the Borussia duel!

In the exciting duel between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund, the game ended 1-1 on Saturday, and the referee decisions were the focus. Despite three controversial penalty scenes for Gladbach, it was a penalty after a foul by Pascal Groß to Tim Kleindienst, which ultimately brought compensation. Kevin Stöger confidently converted this in the 71st minute after a review by the video assistant (VAR), when referee Tobias Stieler pointed to the point. Previously, Jamie Gitten's Dortmund brought the lead in the 64th minute, and both teams had their chances of changing the result, reports Sportschau .

referee and the controversial decisions

Stieler who led the game defended his decision-making after the game and explained that his Var colleague had analyzed the holding scene closely. "The Dortmund player only looks at his opponent and then pulls him around his neck," says Stieler about the crucial moment. Despite the unchallenged explanation, his decisions on violent criticism from Dortmund's players and coaches met. Pascal Groß described the decision as incomprehensible and questioned why the VAR intervened in this case. Nuri Sahin, the Dortmund coach, criticized that such duels are often occurred in higher leagues and are not punished there, which also tightened the situation, such as Sport Sky reported.

The duel was characterized by intensive duels, and the controversial scenes were not only discussed with the players and coaches, but also with the spectators. The game leaves questions about the consistency of the referee decisions, since Gladbach was not awarded two more clear penalty claims in the first half. While Dortmund was certain, the impression remains that in the end both teams could not be entirely satisfied with the referee decisions and that the discussions will continue for a long time.