2nd Bundesliga video proof completely confused
HSV fans think for minutes that their team is leading
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And once again the video referee causes great confusion
Quelle: Getty Images/Selim Sudheimer
HSV scores against Hertha. The video referee conceded the goal for offside. But hardly anyone in the stadium notices this. Also because the game is continued with a kick-off. Even with Sport1, the confusion is complete. Another chapter in the history of video evidence.
And once again the story about the video evidence, so rich in curiosities, is richer by a chapter. Hamburger SV hosts Hertha BSC in the second division on Saturday evening for what is supposed to be the top game and tackles the game as a home team should. The team puts pressure on from the first minute and rewards itself in the early stages with the supposed opening goal.
At least that’s what they thought, the more than 50,000 spectators in the stadium and many Sport 1 spectators. But none of them reckoned with the Cologne video cellar.
What happened? Out of the turmoil, eFabian Meffert starts the overhead kick, which smacks the crossbar. Center forward Robert Glatzel gratefully accepted the rebound and pushed it over the line to put Hamburg 1-0 up. Glatzel turned jubilantly and was celebrated by the HSV fans. But in the background the goal was checked for a possible offside position. Christian Dingert saw an offside position on the screens in the Cologne basement and had the goal annulled.
Game restarts with kick-off
The problem: Somehow nobody really noticed. On the scoreboard, Hamburg was leading 1-0 minutes later. And even at Sport1, which is broadcasting the game live, everyone assumed for a minute that HSV had scored a regular goal. The commentators talked about the supposed opening goal and the scoreboard showed a 1-0 up to the 25th minute. Probably also because the game, completely incomprehensibly, was not continued with a free kick after the denied goal, but with a kick-off.
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As if a confusing situation wasn’t enough, the next video evidence came just a little later. Referee Frank Willenborg awarded a penalty after a foul by Hertha’s Toni Leistner. Everything was set for the penalty when he decided to watch the scene again. On the screen he saw a handball by an HSV player and conceded the penalty again. Bakery Jatta made it 1-0 for HSV in the 38th minute. The goal counted. Really. And it wasn’t even checked by the video referee.
