Sports Weekly all-media reporter Huang Sijun
A Bundesliga focus battle, by 3 "god substitutions" to determine the trend. First, Nils Peterson, the top substitute scorer in Bundesliga history, scored the 100th goal of his career in Freiburg as soon as he came out, helping the home team to an equaliser, and then Gnabry also helped Bayern to surpass again on the first touch of the ball after coming off the bench.
However, the limelight of these 2 "magical substitutions" was finally completely covered up by a "neural substitution". Shortly after Comand rewrote the score to 3-1 in the 82nd minute, basically killing the suspense, Bayern made another substitution. After Jules and Zabic came off the bench, Comand, who should have been replaced by Zabic, remained on the pitch, causing Bayern to play 12 and 11 in about 15 seconds! The oolong incident caused the match to be interrupted for more than 5 minutes, and one of the protagonists of the oolong substitution, Zabitse, scored his first goal since joining Bayern in eight minutes of stoppage time, sealing a 4-1 victory.
Goretzka scored as soon as he returned after nearly four months of injury, but the limelight was stolen by the substitution incident.
Although Borussia Dortmund lost 4-1 at home to Leipzig RB in the ensuing match, it is uncertain whether Bayern will actually extend the running advantage to nine points, as Bayern could be awarded a defeat once Freiburg appealed for Bayern substitution violations. Article 4 of Chapter 17 of the Rules of Law and Procedure of the German Football Association stipulates that when a player who is not qualified to play or play appears on the field, the team that is sent to the player is sentenced to lose 0-2, while the opponent wins 2-0, unless the referee does not resume the game after the player who is not qualified for the game or appearance. And the stupid thing of being sentenced to a loss after winning a game because of a substitution violation, Bayern has done it before...
Initiator: Bayern 29
This "neural substitution" occurred in the 84th minute, when Zabitzer and Jules appeared in succession. At 84:05 on the clock of the live broadcast of the match, referee Dingott blew the whistle to signal the end of the substitution and the game continued. But when Neuer received a return pass from Nyanzu Kwasi and kicked directly near the midline, Freiburg centre-back Niko Schlotterbeek suddenly spread his hands and complained loudly to the referee about something, and dingott blew a whistle at 84 minutes and 20 seconds to interrupt the game. It wasn't until the whistle sounded that Comand received a pass from Kimmich.
Referee Dingett was overwhelmed by the chaotic situation.
During the live broadcast of the match, the director did not find a picture that could explain what was wrong on the field at that time, but only saw that Coman quickly went to the bench. For more than 5 and a half minutes, referee Dingett, fourth officer Boulos, and players, coaches and staff on both sides were arguing with each other about something. Although viewers soon learned that Bayern made a mistake in the substitution, it was confused as to who made the mistake. In the end, Dingott did not punish Bayern in any way, but instead crashed the ball in the full 90th minute to resume the game, with Freiburg receiving the ball.
It wasn't until after the game that the situation was basically settled. Referee Dingott revealed in an interview that it was Bayern women's manager Carteren Krügel who was responsible for raising the substitution sign that made a mistake. She mistakenly entered Comand's number as 29 instead of 11, which led to Comand's first not knowing that it was herself who was to be replaced. Later, German television broadcast the whole process of the substitution, and it was clear that Kruger held up the No. 18 (Zabitzer) for No. 29 sign, and the fourth official, Blos, after looking at the sign, did not find a problem, and signaled Zabits to enter the field without confirming that the "Bayern No. 29" had left the field, followed by Jules replacing Toliso.
Bayern women's manager Kruger made a mistake in entering Comand's number.
Why did Kruger, who has always been reliable and trusted by the Bayern manager, make such a low-level mistake? It's not hard to understand, after all, during a game, all participants – whether players, referees or coaches – will inevitably make mistakes due to pressure. And Coman has worn the number 29 shirt for six seasons at Bayern, only to change to number 11 this season. And when he changed his number, it coincided with Kruger's maternity leave... I believe that after this game, not only Kruger, but all Bayern fans will remember that Comand is no longer the number 29.
In the past, the Bundesliga was responsible for the fourth officer to raise the substitution sign, but after the epidemic, it was changed to the responsibility of the staff of each team, which is one of the reasons for this mistake. In this Oolong incident, the referee team obviously also has to bear some responsibility. Nico Schlotbeck, who first found Bayern 12-11, said after the match: "I found that after Jules came out, no one left. The game resumed quickly, and I first counted the number of people and then told the referee. If I hadn't told him, I don't think he would have found out either, and then I don't know what would have happened. ”
Coman, who has been wearing Bayern's no.29 shirt for the past six seasons, has switched to no. 11 this season.
Obviously, whether it was the fourth official, Blos, the referee Dingett, or the video assistant referee Zweil, at the first time did not find that bayern had a problem with the substitution. Zweiler later admitted that it was a "chain incident" and that "it is of course the responsibility of the referee team to execute the substitution according to the rules." In practice, this task is given to the fourth official. Dingart said: "The game lasted 15 or 16 seconds with 12 players [at Bayern], during which no goals were scored. We wrote the situation into the game report, and the other matters were left to the German Football Federation to decide. The Kicker noted that Dingett had another mistake in handling it at the time, that he should not resume the game with a falling ball, but should award Freiburg an indirect free kick. And if Coman had touched the ball before he blew the whistle to interrupt the game, he should have awarded Freiburg a direct free-kick.
Dingott witnessed two irregular substitutions
Although the referee team has some responsibility, the main responsibility for this substitution incident must belong to Bayern. Theoretically, they could be deprived of this 4-1 victory, or simply lost, or have to play again. Freiburg could appeal this to the Sports Court of the German Football Association by next Tuesday. And if Freiburg abandons the appeal, their 1-4 defeat will be confirmed. After the game, Freiburg would not have appealed and given a clear answer. Manager Streishi said: "I firmly assume that we do not have to appeal. Rules are rules, though. We are bound by this rule and enforce it. That's my understanding. ”
Will Bayern's 4-1 victory be denied?
Bayern's long-lived substitution is reminiscent of Wolfsburg's substitution irregularities in the first round of the DFB-Pokal in The First Round of the DFB-Pokal. In that match, Wolfsburg boss Van Bommel replaced Bornau and Muhammadi in the 102nd minute of extra time, and Muhammadi unfortunately became the sixth substitute for the illegal substitution - the German Cup will not add an additional substitution after entering extra time. As soon as that substitution was completed, Bornau took a corner kick to help Wolfsburg surpass 2-1 and eventually won 3-1. Afterwards, Münster appealed against Wolfsburg's substitution violation and was eventually awarded a 2-0 win to advance.
No coincidence, the referee of that game was also Dingett! At that time, Dingett admitted after the game that there was a "misunderstanding" in the communication between the Wolfsburg coaching staff and the referee team. Fritsch, the fourth officer on duty, admitted during the trial that due to the time pressure during the game, he had paid attention to the subsequent corner kick during the substitution process, so he did not immediately find wolfburg substitution violations. It wasn't until the end of the first half of extra time that he spotted the error. It wasn't until after the final whistle that he informed his colleagues of the situation.
During the trial, Wolfburg and Fridge disagreed. Wolfsburg goalkeeper coach Forman, who was in charge of the substitution, said he repeatedly asked Fridge before the substitution if he could change the sixth substitute in extra time, and the other side repeatedly gave a positive answer. Van Bommel also said that it was Fritsch who told them that there was no problem with the substitution, but Fritsch said that the other party misunderstood. But because of the lack of third-party witnesses, it is impossible to know which party said it wrong, heard it wrong, or lied.
In the first round of this season's German Cup, Wolfsburg was awarded the defeat for replacing the 6th substitute in violation of the rules.
In the end, Oberholtz, president of the Sports Tribunal, determined that "even if Mr. Fridge gave the wrong information, Wolfsburg would not be allowed to escape primary responsibility." Because of the rules of the German Cup, which were sent by the German Football Association to the heads of clubs long before the start of the season, five people involved in Wolfsburg received emails, including Van Bommel.
However, this time Bayern's situation is obviously different, the key is that Bayern did not profit from the illegal substitution, but also thanks to Schlotterbeck's reminder, Dingart was able to find the problem in time, so that the "12 to 11" lasted only 15 seconds, during which the two suspected players Zabitzer and Koman did not touch the ball, and even said that nothing happened.
Nagelsman said: "We made mistakes, but from the two teams' point of view, it didn't violate fair play. The game was fair, and in the end our victory was deserved. Zweiler also believes that the situation is not serious, after all, Coman is "theoretically a qualified player", "in my opinion, this is not comparable to a player who is not qualified to stand on the field." ”
Bayern turned out to be a "repeat offender"
As of now, Freiburg has not officially announced whether it will appeal, and it is unknown whether the German Football Association will settle the account after the autumn. In fact, it is not the first time that Bayern has made a low-level mistake in the substitution, and there is also an embarrassing precedent of winning and losing, which was the 26th round of the Bundesliga in 1994/95 away to Frankfurt. In that match, Bayern won 5-2. But by the 73rd minute, when Bayern were leading 3-2, then-manager Trapptoni replaced Witchek with 21-year-old Harman.
The problem is that starting goalkeeper Schaeuil and centre-back Kufuel, as well as Grimm, who came off the bench in the 25th minute, are amateurs. According to the rules at the time, each team could only send a maximum of 3 amateur players per game, and Harman was exactly the fourth. As a result, because of such a snake-like substitution, Bayern was sentenced to a 0-2 defeat after appealing in Frankfurt. Trappa said with chagrin after the game: "In Italy, if I win an away match with 4 amateur players, they will reward me. ”
27 years ago, Trappatoni was replaced by a fourth amateur player, Harman, which led to Bayern winning 5-2 to losing 0-2.
More outrageous substitution irregularities followed in the following season. In the Bundesliga finale at home to Düsseldorf, Bayern, who had just won the UEFA Cup and had been reveling all night, was heartless and fell behind 0-2 in the first half. At halftime, Augenthaler, who replaced Beckenbauer on leave for kidney colic, as acting manager, used up three substitutions in one fell swoop, replacing Sauer, Dieter Frye and Kostartinov with Herzog, Wittchek and Zickler. As a result, just before the start of the second half, Kahn suddenly felt a shoulder discomfort and could not continue the game! Outrageously, Augenthaler actually sent a 4th substitute - goalkeeper Probst. What's even more outrageous is that the referee team led by referee Lutz Wagner actually allowed Bayern to change 1 more person in violation of the law!
After the start of the second half, the only player left on the Bayern bench, Kreuz, was still warming up on the sidelines. When asked by a reporter what he was doing, Kreuzer said: "I just want to dry up the 46 beers I drank last night..." The outrageous match ended with Klinsmann scoring twice in the second half to help Bayern draw 2-2 with Dusseldorf. Since neither side cared about winning or losing (Bayern decided in advance to be second, Düsseldorf was relegated), Düsseldorf knew that Bayern had not appealed the violation, so the 2-2 result was correct. Confused, Bayern became the first team in the history of German club football to change four players in a single game in an official match. Augenthaler also argued after the game that he changed 4 people so that more players could reduce the alcohol content in their bodies...