Freiburg’s appeal against Bayern

Freiburg filed an appeal on Monday against the result of the match they lost against Bayern, 1-4, in which the Bavarians had 12 players on the field in 17 seconds due to a chain of confusion. If it were given as guilty of a mistake, Bayern could be without the three points.

In a statement, the German southwest club explained that the regulations oblige them to take that step to achieve legal clarity in the face of similar situations in the future; and regrets being forced to do so despite not being involved in the series of mistakes that resulted in irregularity.

“We are faced with a problem for which we are not to blame. Freiburg took no part in the events surrounding the changes that led to the problem. However, the regulations of the German Football Association oblige us to take an active part. to achieve clarity. law, “said a statement from Freiburg.

The events started in the 86th minute, when a double substitution was made to Bayern and Marcel Sabitzer and Niklas Süle came on to replace Corentin Tolisso and Kingsley Coman.

However, on the board he appeared at number 29, instead of the number 11 currently used by Coman, so the French player did not take the hint and proceeded to the field.

The referees allowed Sabitzer and Süle to enter without registering that only one player had left the field.

Just 17 seconds later, the central referee was questioned by Freiburg defender Nico Schlotterbeck, who pointed out that there were 12 Bayern players on the pitch, where the match was interrupted, Coman left the pitch and resumed playing with ball on the ground.

At the time of the confusion, Bayern had already won 1-3 and in 17 seconds nothing to the game had happened.

Prior to Freiburg’s appeal, the decisive matter would be established whether responsibility for what happened lay with Bayern or the arbitration team.

Analysts see a shared responsibility: Bayern started the mix at number 29, which used to be Coman’s number, but referees allowed Süle and Sabiztzer to enter when only Tolisso left the field.

If a responsibility of the referees is established, the decisive thing for the appeal to Freiburg to be successful is that the error has determined the result, which in this case did not occur.

In German football there is a precedent, although in a lower category. In a third-tier match in 2013, second-team Borussia Dortmund played with 12 men briefly against Duisburg, after which Jannick Bandowski remained on the pitch despite being substituted.

Duisburg, however, did not file an appeal on the grounds that Bandowski had no decisive influence. If Bayern are found guilty of the mistake, they will be given the loser in the match against Freiburg.