Berlin (dpa) – The German Football Association has also conceded a penalty kick for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga summit at FC Bayern that was wrongly not given.
“During the game in Munich on Saturday evening, there was no intervention by the video assistant in a penalty area situation,” said video evidence project manager Jochen Drees in a DFB statement.
Bayern defender Benjamin Pavard straddled Jude Bellingham in the penalty area in the second half when the score was 2-1 for Bayern Munich and brought Dortmund down. Referee Daniel Siebert decided to continue playing, but later admitted a mistake. With the victory, the Munich team secured their tenth championship title in a row.
“Even if the player Pavard touches the ball at the end of the duel, this is not to be considered as playing the ball in the true sense, as the ball contact is more accidental and results from the previous straddling movement,” said Drees. “It is also relevant that he brings down the Dortmund opponent first in this situation. This can also be shown in pictures, so that the video assistant should have intervened here.” The DFB had said via Twitter that the scene had been checked.
There was also a wrong decision in the 2-1 victory of 1. FC Union at RB Leipzig. Leipzig’s Nordi Mukiele had clearly kicked Berlin’s Niko Geißelmann in the penalty area. “Unfortunately, the necessary correction of the decision by the referee did not take place after looking at the images on the monitor, so that in the end the referee made the wrong decision,” said Drees.