The time to come is still coming, and in response to the irregular substitution in the Bundesliga battle between Freiburg and Bayern last Saturday, Freiburg officially made an appeal decision.
On Monday, local time, Freiburg FC officially issued an announcement to formally appeal bayern to the Sports Court of the German Football Association for the violation of the substitution, and gave the reason for the appeal.
In Bayern's 4-1 away win over Freiburg, in the 85th minute of the second half, Bayern had 12 players on the pitch after the substitution, a situation that lasted about 20 seconds, and Koeman, who was supposed to be replaced, did not leave immediately.
After investigation, Bayern manager Catherine Krueger misremembered the shirt number of winger Koeman, and the substitution number submitted by her fourth officer was 29 instead of the 11 number Koeman was wearing.
Then the fourth official did not verify the specific situation, and raised the electronic number plate of the 29th, and Koeman on the field did not know that he was going to be replaced, so he did not leave the field.
Prompted by the Freiburg players, the referee on duty, Dingott, suspended the game, and the staff, players, and the referee team communicated on the sidelines for several minutes. Koeman returned to play after going off the court, and bayern won 4-1.
Freiburg's official statement said the appeal was deliberately made, including economic, sporting and legal aspects. Freiburg was not involved in this substitution error, and the laws and regulations of the German Football Association forced them to make a legal check on the process. They decided to appeal.
In response, Bayern's legal director Michael Gringer said on behalf of the club: "We are convinced that according to the regulations, the German Football Association's competitive court will only come up with one decision: our 4-1 victory will be valid. ”
Bayern CEO Kahn responded: "We are not surprised by freiburg's appeal, the decision is now in the hands of the athletic arbitration department, and we fully trust them. ”
The German newspaper Bild analyzed three possibilities for a penalty: Bayern's 4-1 result was valid, the two-team rematch and Flale's 2-0 victory.
For the Freiburg appeal, the Sports Tribunal of the German Football Association is expected to render a judgment at the latest this weekend or early next week. The factors influencing the verdict are the determination of responsibility, whether the referee is wrong or Bayern is wrong.
If the sports court determines that it is a matter of refereeing, it is likely to maintain the result of 4-1 unchanged;
If the referee's mistake plays a decisive role in the game, such as a player who should not have stayed on the field scored a goal, a penalty will be awarded for a replay. But Koeman stayed on the field for 20 seconds without even touching the ball and did not change the game, so a replay was the most unlikely.
If the blame is determined to be on Bayern's side, Sabitzer will be treated as the 12th man who is "not qualified" and Bayern will be awarded a 2-0 loss.
In fact, in October last year, a low-level match in Germany this season, Nottingen vs Bisingen, saw 12 players on the pitch after Bisingen's substitution for 16 seconds. Nautingen later appealed but lost because the opposing 12th man did not vote for the match.
However, Bayern are not afraid of penalties, and the defending champions are currently nine points ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund, and even if they lose 2-0, they are still leading by six points.
If Freiburg's appeal is successful, the points will be increased by 3 points to 48 points, which will be the same as that of Leipzig 4. The appeal fee is only 500 euros, no change in judgment and no loss, if you exchange 3 points, the impact of next season's Champions League seat hopes to increase significantly.