In the first three games during the test run for announcements about video evidence decisions, the referees did not have to make any announcements in the stadium. There are two more test games on Sunday.
The German Football League (DFL) had launched the project to create more transparency for the audience. In stadiums, the referees should explain their decisions by microphone according to certain VAR interventions.
Bavaria’s sports director Max Eberl had in advance of the innovation “Transparency, openness and a bit more understanding“Happed. The home game of FC Bayern Munich against Holstein Kiel was one of the first three test games. Also in the game of FC St. Pauli against FC Augsburg and in the second division encounter Fortuna Düsseldorf-SSV Ulm there was no announcement. Premiere.
Other printing situation in the full stadium
Bayern Kiel referee Florian Exner had demonstrated how the technology works at the Pay TV broadcaster “Sky” before the game started. “It is said what we check, what the result of the check is and the final decision“, he said. But when it comes to a penalty, for example,”is not explained exactly why“.
The test run had previously been tested on the DFB campus and in Portugal. “A full stadium and the pressure situation – that’s something else”said Exner. Before the game in Munich there was a dress rehearsal in the empty stadium.
More games with the intended test on Sunday
The test games include the first division games Eintracht Frankfurt-VfL Wolfsburg (3:30 p.m., live in the Sportschau-RadiorePortage) and Bayer 04 Leverkusen-TSG Hoffenheim (5.30 p.m., live in the Sportschau-RadiorePortage).