2024-04-27 21:54:16
Stuttgart’s coach is bothered by the way the last-minute goal came about: referee Zwayer didn’t look at the scene again.
After the controversial last-minute goal, Stuttgart’s national player Deniz Undav complained about referee Felix Zwayer, and VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß was also angry. “For me, the goal has to be disallowed. But at least it has to be looked at,” said Hoeneß on Sky about Robert Andrich’s goal (90th + 6) to make it 2-2 (0-0) for Bayer Leverkusen.
“There are two arms in Anthony Rouault’s back and then a ball goes to his hand,” analyzed Hoeneß. That was true – Zwayer, who will be refereeing on a big stage at the home European Championships, still gave the goal and decided not to look at the video images himself. After a free kick from Florian Wirtz, Leverkusen’s striker Victor Boniface pushed his opponent Rouault aside, then the ball bounced off Piero Hincapie’s arm – and fell at Andrich’s feet in the turmoil in the penalty area.
“I don’t agree with the second goal, I don’t agree with the referee’s performance,” said Hoeneß: “It’s clear to me that it shouldn’t count. But the referee has to go out. It can’t be that he does that “Don’t check again after such an important goal.”
Undav, who was given a yellow card by Zwayer after a brief dispute with Leverkusen’s Odilon Kossounou, shouted scornfully on the way into the dressing room: “Great referee, best referee”, and sports director Fabian Wohlgemuth agreed: “You have to think about what the VAR is for If there is this controversial scene in this game, you have to at least watch it.”