Var-chaos at Wolfsburg's last minute victory: Mainz screams for justice!

Var-chaos at Wolfsburg's last minute victory: Mainz screams for justice!

In the exciting Bundesliga duel between VfL Wolfsburg and FSV Mainz 05 on December 9, 2024, there was a controversial goal that was crucial for the 4: 3 victory of the Wolfsburg. The last goal only fell in the fourth minute of stoppage time and thus brought the Mainz fans to despair. According to the DFB, due to a dense ball of defense players, it was not possible to clearly check Jonas Wind's decisive header, as the ZDF-Nachrichten . Alex Feuerherd, the head of communication at DFB Schiedsrichter GmbH, said that the available camera perspectives did not allow a calibrated line that would have made a clear statement on the side position.

This decision followed a heated game in which Wolfsburg caught up three times. The referee Timo Gerach and his assistant originally gave the goal, but the technical difficulties in the VAR use raise questions about the reliability of the video evidence. In the past there have been similar breakdowns in which goal decisions could not be checked due to technical defects, as an incident in the second division, which the Transfermarkt-community discussed.

However, the effects on the table should not be underestimated: With this victory, VfL Wolfsburg jumps to a Europa League-Platz, which underlines the current ambitions of the association. At the same time, the Mainz are again empty and have to ask how long they can maintain their fighting spirit if they have to lose such squires and controversial matches.