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| | | Van Marwijk Cannot Believe It: "I have never experienced anything like this!" | | | | [24.10.] 29,000 spectators at Signal Iduna Park grasped their heads and Bert van Marwijk also looked on in disbelief. First, referee Dr. Felix Brych pointed to the penalty spot and then withdrew his decision after consulting with assistant referee Roland Greth. Yes, Dede went for contact with Bruggink, but was it a dive? | | | The television replays did not give conclusive evidence, however, it looks as if the referees decided correctly. Still, the question remains, can a referee make such a decision in stoppage time and then rescind it? "The referee was close to the play, the assistant was 30 meters away", complained BVB coach Bert van Marwijk. His counterpart, Dieter Hecking, diplomatically stated, "I was 60 meters away, I´d prefer if you not ask me. Naturally, I am happy the penalty was not given."
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"I have never experienced something like this", ranted van Marwijk. The referee was seven or eight meters away from the play. He saw it, he called it, such a decision cannot be overturned when the linesman was so far away."
The BVB trainer also criticized a second, potentially match deciding referee decision: "I feel he did not intentionally do it", said van Marwijk on the handball committed by Roman Weidenfeller outside of the BVB penalty area in the 49th minute. "In my view, it was not a red card. The team responded well and played well while outnumbered, even creating some chances in the final ten minutes. We could have won this match."
Dieter Hecking gave his confirmation to this analysis. "The red card played right into our hands. We were lucky to stay away from this problem as Dortmund forced us to give everything. However, we got the goal shortly before the end. Van Marwijk was on the fence when asked about this play. "We gave up this goal in a moment where we were on the offensive and a Hannover player (Zuraw) laid injured in his own penalty area. I believe some of my players thought play would be stopped and were late getting back." And Hashemian destroyed BVB´s dream of making the German Cup round of sixteen.
Original article by Boris Rupert/Translated by Keith Richardson |
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