Thanks to our user Philipp and the BuliSchiri blog, please find our second review of Bundesliga games played this weekend, in Round 27.
As last week: let's start with the crucial situations.
64' Penalty appeal (holding), not given
66' Penalty given (tripping), after an On-Field Review, penalty unrevoked
66':
Philipp: A fifty-fifty decision for him - it is not clear whether the foul is reckless enough to justify a penalty (Yellow Card better to sell a penalty call). An OFR was unnecessary as the decision was not a clear error or a missed incident.
80' Potential Second Yellow Card (reckless), foul given, no sanction
Philipp: Second Yellow Card is not mandatory for me, because the challenge is controlled and aimed at the ball and even touches it slightly. Also the intensity is not very high, therefore a final warning seems sufficient.
Mikael: Standing Leg tackle, painful for the felled attacker, reckless. Second Yellow Card must be given in my view.
VfL Wolfsburg - Borussia Dortmund
Overall good performance. Correct Second Yellow Card (SPA) issued at 87'. Referee missed an early card Yellow Card (SPA) at 11' and VAR Guido Winkmann correctly disallowed a late equalizer for offside. Correctly enlarged additional time to six minutes after some injuries. Quite surreal moment - at 68' a technical staff member, who would usually be sat on the bench, was cautioned sitting in the stands.
Bibiana Steinhaus in SC Paderborn - 1899 Hoffenheim:
Marco Fritz in Bayern München - Eintracht Frankfurt:
A fair match, referee handled what was in front of him well. A couple of potential cautions were not issued.
Sascha Stegemann in Schalke 04 - FC Augsburg:
Markus Schmidt in FSV Mainz - RB Leipzig:
Benjamin Cortus in 1.FC Köln - Fortuna Düsseldorf:
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| November's Berlin Derby, which was handled by Deniz Aytekin Harm Osmers faced no such problems from the stands this time |
As last week: let's start with the crucial situations.
Borussia Mönchengladbach - Bayer Leverkusen
Sören Storks [VAR: Benjamin Brand]
64' Penalty appeal (holding), not given
66' Penalty given (tripping), after an On-Field Review, penalty unrevoked
64': Holding was rather trifling, better to play on.
66':
Philipp: A fifty-fifty decision for him - it is not clear whether the foul is reckless enough to justify a penalty (Yellow Card better to sell a penalty call). An OFR was unnecessary as the decision was not a clear error or a missed incident.
Mikael: The intellectual framework for situations like this should be clear in my view - if the foul is careless after the shot, better to play on, if more, the foul should be given. Here it is not 100% clear, but I have a strong preference to award a penalty as the contact was on the standing leg, and definitely more reckless than careless. VAR should support either call if seen clearly.
80' Potential Second Yellow Card (reckless), foul given, no sanction
Philipp: Second Yellow Card is not mandatory for me, because the challenge is controlled and aimed at the ball and even touches it slightly. Also the intensity is not very high, therefore a final warning seems sufficient.
Mikael: Standing Leg tackle, painful for the felled attacker, reckless. Second Yellow Card must be given in my view.
VfL Wolfsburg - Borussia Dortmund
Daniel Siebert [VAR: Matthias Jöllenbeck]
80' Red Card (Serious Foul Play) given after an On-Field Review, no foul was awarded initially
Philipp: In his view Red Cards for follow-through SFPs are mostly unessessary because they punish mostly careless offences too much just because of the point of contact. However, the RC here is surely not wrong and it is a perfect example, where an OFR for a missed incident is required.
Mikael: There really needs to be an intellectual framework for assessing follow-through SFPs, which at the moment is very opaque. In this case, for me Red Card is the much better choice. I wouldn't blame Siebert for missing that too much on an expectation-perception-recognition level; very well spotted by Jöllenbeck.
Holstein Kiel - VfB Stuttgart
Robert Schröder [VAR: Patrick Ittrich]
89' Potential penalty (tripping), no foul given, no VAR intervention
Missed foul (and Yellow Card, SPA) but as the contact was just outside the penalty area, correct by VAR to not intervene.
A review of each of the performances in Round 27, thanks to Philipp:
Daniel Siebert in VfL Wolfsburg - Borussia Dortmund:
Not the most consistent piece of refereeing this weekend; satisfactory performance.
Robert Hartmann in SC Freiburg - Werder Bremen:80' Red Card (Serious Foul Play) given after an On-Field Review, no foul was awarded initially
Philipp: In his view Red Cards for follow-through SFPs are mostly unessessary because they punish mostly careless offences too much just because of the point of contact. However, the RC here is surely not wrong and it is a perfect example, where an OFR for a missed incident is required.
Mikael: There really needs to be an intellectual framework for assessing follow-through SFPs, which at the moment is very opaque. In this case, for me Red Card is the much better choice. I wouldn't blame Siebert for missing that too much on an expectation-perception-recognition level; very well spotted by Jöllenbeck.
Holstein Kiel - VfB Stuttgart
Robert Schröder [VAR: Patrick Ittrich]
89' Potential penalty (tripping), no foul given, no VAR intervention
Missed foul (and Yellow Card, SPA) but as the contact was just outside the penalty area, correct by VAR to not intervene.
A review of each of the performances in Round 27, thanks to Philipp:
Harm Osmers in Hertha BSC - Union Berlin:
In full control of the derby, an adequate line for the card selection. No major incidents in this match. His communication style could be described as a bit passive.
Sören Storks in Borussia Mönchengladbach - Bayer Leverkusen:
The most challenging and most discussed game of the weekend was managed well by the referee in his
view, although he was not faultless. Philipp does not identify any wrongly assessed Key Match Incidents in the game (see above).
Not the most consistent piece of refereeing this weekend; satisfactory performance.
Overall good performance. Correct Second Yellow Card (SPA) issued at 87'. Referee missed an early card Yellow Card (SPA) at 11' and VAR Guido Winkmann correctly disallowed a late equalizer for offside. Correctly enlarged additional time to six minutes after some injuries. Quite surreal moment - at 68' a technical staff member, who would usually be sat on the bench, was cautioned sitting in the stands.
Bibiana Steinhaus in SC Paderborn - 1899 Hoffenheim:
Not really challenged in a simple game; expected level.
A fair match, referee handled what was in front of him well. A couple of potential cautions were not issued.
Sascha Stegemann in Schalke 04 - FC Augsburg:
An easy-going match with a lenient, but suitable card selection; good performance.
Issued a high (five) number of Yellow Cards in the first half, which in Philipp's view despite some protestations, were good tactical choices that helped the referee stay in control of the match. Second half wasn't challenging. AR Martin Thomsen correctly disallowed a goal for offside.
A derby match which was not especially challenging to referee normal difficulty. Some room for improvement in foul detection; well seen penalty at 62'.
(Thanks to DutchRef for his clips!)
(Thanks to DutchRef for his clips!)
