“The words were amazing” |
Huge HSV anger at referee Schröder
Die 1: 2 defeat of Hamburger SV against Darmstadt 98.
After that there was only one topic: referee Robert Schröder (36).
HSV midfielder Jonas Meffert (27) grumbled: “What the referee did today was an absolute cheek for me. I heard him talking to our players. It was below the belt.”
Schröder: “I haven’t been able to identify any misconduct on my part…”
Meffert doesn’t want to name specific examples, but says: “The words that have been spoken are incredible. What he said to Aaron Opoku is disrespectful.”
The HSV home-grown player was right to see red after a brutal kick against Fabian Holland, who was lying on the ground – and then apparently heard a few more words from Schröder. He denies the allegations that he was insulting.
The sending off against Opoku (64th) was only one of four. In addition, Darmstadt’s Klaus Gjasula with yellow-red (59th), Hamburg’s Königsdörffer (89th) with red and the then violently protesting HSV sports director Jonas Boldt (40) had to come down early.
Boldt after the game: “First and foremost, I’m happy that I have emotions and always defend my colors. There are rules I have to follow. But of course I was upset about the red card because it’s not a red card for me.”
Referee Schröder on the suspension of the HSV striker: “There was a clear wiping motion on his opponent’s face. Just trying is enough.”
In terms of sport, the top game (4th against 3rd) was as good as decided after a few minutes. The Hamburg side never recovered from the double shock of goals from Pfeiffer (4th) and Tietz (7th). Königsdörffer’s goal came too late (87′).
HSV coach Tim Walter (46) was also very angry. He complained in the cabin aisle right after the final whistle. “Rarely seen a worse referee. It was cheeky.” Especially because he didn’t give Glatzel a clear penalty (68′). Previously, offside was wrongly decided.
Schröder on the allegations: “I clearly told the players that we don’t need to discuss such scenes and that I can’t understand why it’s being discussed for so long – for me – such clear offenses.”
And he goes on to explain: “The players who then received the red card were told by me to leave the field. They didn’t, so I did it forcefully. But I didn’t see any error behavior on my part.” He emphasized that he had “not expressed any insult”.
