“This is a disaster”
Sky expert Mattuschka talks after a second division top game in Rage
03.08.2025 – 07:27 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The second division top game between Arminia Bielefeld and Fortuna Düsseldorf was not only goal-rich, it was also heated. On the part of the guests, you were anything but happy.
However, the second foul in particular was very controversial. Oberdorf plucked easily on the jersey of the opponent Joel Grodowski. Nevertheless, referee Patrick Alt decided on yellow-red. However, it shouldn’t remain the only scene with discussion material.
The penalty that Bielefeld received at the 1-1 score was also a critical decision. Because Düsseldorf’s Sotiris Alexandropoulos only got the ball against the thigh, then against his arm. According to the current rules, there should actually be no penalty. Nevertheless, video referee Katrin Rafalski and her assistant Markus Sinn also did not intervene because the arm of the Greek had already spread beforehand.
Sky expert Torsten Mattuschka then talked in Rage. “In terms of football, this is a disaster. This interpretation, to say: the arm was already spread out. A person should show me how to go into the tackling without this arm posture. I do a tackling workshop. It is no different,” the ex-professional was certain.
Mattuschka had previously echoed the early yellow cards and the long stoppage time of ten minutes in the second round. He described the referee performance as “catastrophic”.
Fortuna captain Florian Kastenmeier initially had no detailed statement elicited. “I don’t feel like it. Otherwise I have to make a statement again tomorrow,” said the goalkeeper at Sky. But when he saw the foul on the yellow-red card, he could no longer control his emotions. “This is a joke,” he slipped out.