Mats Hummels sees an unauthorized red card that decides the game. After the final whistle, he goes into court with referee Michael Oliver (left)
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Dortmund loses despite a passionate fight against Ajax Amsterdam. The crux of the game is the unauthorized card against Mats Hummels in the first half. The BVB defense chief finds clear words for the referee and does not leave a good hair on his opponent.
Mats Hummels reported it immediately and made the generally valid symbol for a swallow on football pitches around the world. The BVB defender made a flight movement with his hands in the direction of his opponent Antony. The winger from Ajax Amsterdam rolled theatrically on the lawn, even skillfully changing direction, only to get up again a few seconds later.
Nobody expected what would come next. Referee Michael Oliver brought Hummels over and showed the Dortmund defense chief the red card in the 29th minute. Hummels looked at the Englishman in disbelief and kept shaking his head. It was the decisive scene in Dortmund’s 1: 3 against Ajax in the group game of the Champions League.
Whyever? Michael Oliver (r.) Shows Hummels the red card
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Hummels had put a risky tackle down the center line, but he was even closer to the ball than Antony. The Brazilian even landed on Hummels’ leg before falling. Even the foul whistle was controversial.
“The game was decided by the referee”
That’s why the video referee stepped in and looked at the scene again. However, he did not order Oliver to the edge of the field to look at the scene on the monitor, but confirmed the red card.
“I have no idea how you can give red as a referee at a supposed Champions League level. He got on my calf. The referee decided the game today and I think he knows, ”said Hummels, still angry after the game at DAZN.
Any discussion is useless – Hummels has to leave the field in the 29th minute
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The 32-year-old was rightly frustrated. Because with ten men, BVB held against it for a long time and fought bravely, but in the end Borussia ran out of strength and Ajax decided the game in its favor with two late goals. “I stayed on the pitch after the red card because I knew it would be checked by the video referee. If the video referee does it full-time, he has to see it, ”fumed Hummels.
“That was a farce.”
The video referee, strangely enough, confirmed Oliver’s decision. Maybe also because of Antony’s acting. Hummels also found clear words for the Brazilian: “That was a farce, the way it rolled. He’s a very good footballer, undisputed. Now he just has to become a good athlete. ”
Despite the defeat, Borussia still has every chance of reaching the round of 16. But a win in the next game at Benfica Lisbon, who are tied on points, is almost a must. Hummels will probably not be there because of the red card: “We all know the people responsible, that’s why I firmly expect that I will not be allowed to travel to Lisbon.”
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