The German referee who admitted making a mistake on Friday in Borussia Dortmund’s 1-1 draw against Bochum in the Bundesliga filed a complaint after receiving threats directed at him and his family. Sascha Stegemann was placed under judicial protection.
A guest on the television program Doppelpass, Stegemann explained today that he had no choice but to file a complaint because of the threats he received afterwards. his mistake, which could cost Dortmund the title. He suddenly stopped being the leader since Bayern Munich took advantage of his tie to overtake him in first place four days from the end thanks to his victory against the lowest club Hertha Berlin (2-0).
Stegemann admitted on Saturday in an interview with Bild newspaper that, after seeing the pictures of the game, he made a bad decision by not calling a penalty in favor of Borussia Dortmund after a clear foul on Karim Adeyemi and regretted that VAR did not propose to review the play.
A ‘break’ is considered
“I completely understand the emotions surrounding what happened on Friday night. But my family and I receive specific threats and after seeing them I filed a criminal complaint,” announced Stegemann, who He is considering “taking a break” and stepping away from the pitch for a while.
In a statement released on Saturday, the German Football Federation also admitted that television images showed that Stegemann should have taken the penalty.
CEO of Dortmund Hans Joachim Watzkestressed that “threats and hostility will not be tolerated.”
Source: La Verdad
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