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German Soccer Fans Unplug Wires To VAR System To Prevent Ref From Reviewing Penalty Kick Call
A masked supporter unplugged the video assistant referee monitor during a penalty review, forcing a remote decision and influencing the 2-1 Bundesliga 2 match outcome, officials said.
- At the pitch-side monitor during the Sunday Bundesliga 2 match, a masked supporter unplugged it, leaving referee Felix Bickel facing a blank screen.
- Supporters protesting the VAR system, supporters displayed a banner reading 'Pull the plug on VAR', and a masked supporter unplugged the monitor during the match.
- From Cologne, VAR official Katrin Rafalski reviewed the incident remotely and ruled a foul, leading referee Felix Bickel to award a penalty that was converted.
- Preussen Muenster said it regrets the incident and will work to identify and prosecute the perpetrator, adding immediate measures have been taken to prevent similar incidents, the club said on its website.
- The result leaves Muenster 14th, just a point from the relegation zone, after Hertha Berlin's 2-1 victory on Sunday.
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In most football fans, the Video Assistant Referee is highly unpopular. During the German second league match between Münster and Hertha BSC (1:2) on Sunday, a follower shot beyond his goal: He pulled the plug on the VAR monitor next to the playing field, so the referee looked into the black ... What happened? In the 44th minute of the match, a contact between defender Koulis and Herthas Cuisance had come to the penalty room of Münster at 0:0. T…
German Soccer Fans Unplug Wires To VAR System To Prevent Ref From Reviewing Penalty Kick Call
German soccer Bundesliga.2 VAR If you want a job done right, sometimes you have to do it yourself. At least, that was the mindset of supporters of German soccer club Preussen Munster over the weekend. The club, which sits in 14th place in the second division of German soccer, the 2. Bundesliga, played host to fifth-placed Hertha Berlin on Sunday. Late in the first half, referee Felix Bickel approached the VAR (Video Assisted Review) monitor to c…
The fact that a Prussian fan pulled the plug of the VAR monitor in the home game of the Münsterans against Hertha BSC has a follow-up for the club. The DFB control committee initiated investigations.
A bizarre episode unfolded in the German 2nd Bundesliga on Sunday, where a masked fan caused a black screen.
He chose a strange way to protest against technology.
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