Elversberg's coach Wagner criticizes the yellow-red team for the wrong throw-in decision
Quick Look
- After SV Elversberg's 4-3 win at Borussia Mönchengladbach, coach Vincent Wagner criticized his yellow-red card because of an incorrect throw-in decision by the referee, who gave the goal to Hugo Bolin even though Elversberg would have received the throw-in.
- Wagner sees the ban as a triple punishment and does not expect to play in the next game against Bayern Munich.
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Why It Matters
SV Elversberg won 4-3 at Borussia Mönchengladbach after coach Vincent Wagner received a yellow-red card for two unsportsmanlike acts. The referee initially gave a goal to Gladbach, although Elversberg would have received the throw-in.
Elversberg's coach Vincent Wagner reacted to his yellow-red card with little understanding. «I didn't complain. I would like to capture that. I didn't run or wave," said Wagner, describing the scene after SV Elversberg's 4-3 win at Borussia Mönchengladbach when he was sent off on the way to halftime.
Referee Martin Petersen justified his decision during the break with “unsportsmanlike behavior,” but Wagner emphasized: “It was a silent protest.” So the coach missed the turbulent final phase of his team - and due to the automatic suspension, probably also the promoted team's next Bundesliga game, against FC Bayern of all teams. If Elversberg does not successfully appeal, Wagner will not be there at this highlight.
He found it “crazy, because it feels like a triple punishment,” said the coach late in the evening on the ZDF “Sportstudio,” but admitted: “I don’t expect that I’ll be on the sidelines, the chances are probably 80:20 against it.”
Point of contention: Throw-in for Elversberg instead of Gladbach
The trigger was Gladbach's second goal by Hugo Bolin to make it 2-1 a few moments before the break. The goal was preceded by a quick throw-in from Tim Kleindienst. Kleindienst had played the ball out of bounds in a duel with Lukas Keidel. So Elversberg should have received a throw-in. But referee Petersen gave the goal.
Only after the final whistle did the referee admit to DAZN: “From my perspective, it looked as if the Elversberg player had played the ball with his foot and not Kleindienst. When I saw the pictures at halftime, it was exactly the other way around and unfortunately I made the wrong decision."
Referee Petersen explains decision
He still thought the expulsion was justified. “In the first scene, coach Wagner runs onto the field and that is inherently unsportsmanlike and is then punished with a yellow card. In the second scene he goes in my direction at halftime and it's also unsportsmanlike. Overall, yellow-red,” said the referee.
Wagner himself didn't want to go into it any further. «I really didn't do anything, in both cases - but let's leave it at that. The game was so cool, let’s talk about it,” said the 40-year-old when asked.
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Elversberg will appeal against the suspension of coach Vincent Wagner.
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Open Questions
- Will Elversberg appeal against coach Wagner's suspension?
- How is the referee's decision assessed by the DFB?
- What impact does the suspension have on the rest of Elversberg's season?
