Freiburg (dpa) – A change error caused a stir when FC Bayern won in Freiburg. In the 86th minute, the Munich team had one more player on the pitch for around 20 seconds.
Referee Christian Dingert interrupted the game for several minutes before letting the match continue with a ball from the referee. Obviously, the Freiburger Dingert drew attention to the possible violation of the rules after the substitutes Marcel Sabitzer and Niklas Süle entered the field. “I noticed that Niki comes in and no one goes out,” SC defender Nico Schlotterbeck told Sky TV.
Bayern were already leading 3-1 at that point. Sabitzer scored in injury time to make it 4-1. There had been intense discussions between the Bayern officials and the team of referees on the sidelines.
Improbable consequences for the game rating
It was initially unclear to what extent the incident could have consequences. “I’m firmly assuming that we don’t have to lodge an objection, but that there are rules. We are subject to these rules and we act accordingly. That’s my understanding,” said Freiburg coach Christian Streich. According to the rules of the German Football Association, consequences for the game rating are unlikely.
“If a team official, a substitute, a player who has been substituted or sent off or a third person enters the field of play,” the referee only has to stop the game if that person interferes with the game. In addition, the referee must “reject the person from the field after the game has been interrupted” and take appropriate disciplinary measures.
Since no goal was scored in the short period of Bayern’s majority, the event had no influence on the outcome of the game. The only possibility would have been a yellow card for Kingsley Coman, who had not left the lawn in time.