A bizarre VAR decision caused mayhem in a Bundesliga game on Monday night when teams were ordered back on to the pitch at half time when the referee decided to award a penalty after watching a replay.
A bizarre VAR decision caused mayhem in a Bundesliga game on Monday night when teams were ordered back on to the pitch at half time when the referee decided to award a penalty after watching a replay.
Mainz supporters show their displeasure with the Bundesliga’s Monday night matches before the second half against Freiburg.
BERLIN — Pablo de Blasis scored one of the most remarkable goals in Bundesliga history — during the half-time break — as Mainz beat relegation rival Freiburg 2-0 amid fresh protests against Monday night games.
Daniel Brosinski tried his luck before half-time and his shot took a deflection off Freiburg defender Marc Oliver Kempf’s hand.
Referee Guido Winkmann, who’d allowed play to continue, then blew for half-time and was on his way off the pitch when notified by video referee Bibiana Steinhaus,…
Mainz supporters show their displeasure with the Bundesliga’s Monday night matches before the second half against Freiburg.
BERLIN — Pablo de Blasis scored one of the most remarkable goals in Bundesliga history — during the half-time break — as Mainz beat relegation rival Freiburg 2-0 amid fresh protests against Monday night games.
Daniel Brosinski tried his luck before half-time and his shot took a deflection off Freiburg defender Marc Oliver Kempf’s hand.
Referee Guido Winkmann, who’d allowed play to continue, then blew for half-time and was on his way off the pitch when notified by video referee Bibiana Steinhaus,…
Where to start with this one… On Monday night, relegation-threatened Mainz and Freiburg met in a vital Bundesliga clash.
The game kicked off and, for 45 minutes, not a great deal happened. And then, after the teams had gone for their…
Leon Balogun was one of the targets for the racist abuse.
Hannover have been fined €20,000 after Mainz players Leon Balogun and Anthony Ujah were racially abused during a Bundesliga match last month.
The German FA (DFB) ruled on Thursday that Hannover would be fined for “unsporting behaviour of their fans” for incidents at the match on Jan. 13.
The DFB said on their website that “a group of seven to 12 persons racially abused, over large parts of the second half, the two Mainz players Leon Balogun and Anthony Ujah, who were warming up near the goalline.”
After…
It was a miserable night for Mainz in Frankfurt with three calamitous errors and a red card seeing them lose 3-0 in the quarter-finals of the German Cup.
The referee helps himself to some sweets following a stoppage in play during the German Cup clash between Frankfurt and Mainz.
Bayern moved 18 points clear atop the Bundesliga with a resolute win at Mainz, thanks to exquisite goals from Franck Ribery and James Rodriguez.
Leon Balogun in action for Mainz.
The German FA (DFB) has opened an investigation after Mainz players Leon Balogun and Anthony Ujah said they were racially abused by Hannover 96 fans ahead of last Saturday’s Bundesliga match.
On Tuesday, the DFB told ESPN FC it had begun proceedings. Under its rules, the club could face a fine or even a stadium closure, but the governing body said “possible legal consequences are pure speculation at this stage.”
Hannover, Balogun and Ujah have been asked to provide written statements, and after…