RB Leipzig had to be satisfied with a 2-2 draw at home against Heidenheim. The focus was on the referees.
Borussia Dortmund – 1.FC Union Berlin 6: 0 (SR: Bastian Dankert)
Scene 1: Ryerson was sent on the right and wanted to flank flat to the center. Doekhi blocked the ball with the retaining hand, but the referee continued. This assessment is right for me. The arm is unnaturally held over his head in this scene, but the Unioner had no orientation. So no deliberate and punishable handball. [TV-Bilder – ab 01.20 Minuten]
RB Leipzig – 1. FC Heidenheim 2: 2 (SR: Martin Petersen)
Scene 2: After 11 minutes, the guests were awarded a very dubious penalty. Pieringer used a switching situation and went from the left into the opposing penalty area. He searched the dribbling against Orban and got the contact at the bottom of the foot. The attacker slipped away slightly and then went down. I would rather not give this penalty because the Heidenheimer only lost and slips the stand. It was only when the Heidenheimer fell that Orban put on the foot sweeper the Heidenheimer. The whistle of referee Petersen is very hard and wrong for me. For me, it also makes a clear wrong decision to give the penalty, in which the video assistant must also intervene with the result: no penalty for Heidenheim. Such penalties must not stop in professional sports with technical support! If the referee sees it again, he would have preferred to save the penalty, even if there was easy contact. The fact that the Leipziger saw yellow as captain still puts the crown on the barrel. A captain has declared a decision to get a decision. There are certainly limits there. But if someone complains so vehemently, as a video referee you have to come up with the idea that there was nothing and send the referee out to the monitor to look at. [TV-Bilder – ab 01:20 Minuten]
Scene 2: After an hour, Leipzig also got a flattering penalty. Honsak does not properly clarify on his own sixteen accounts and Baku brought the header back to the sixteen to Openda. Siersleben was on the opponent and had his arm at head height. During the duel, he clearly met his opponent who went to the ground. After a brief consideration, Petersen pointed to the point again. From the time, at least the video assistant had switched on. Petersen looked at the scene longer, however, did not get over the evaluation of a clear wrong decision and left the penalty. The repetitions also showed that Openda made the movement in the arm of Siersleben. That was probably the decisive criterion for Petersen’s decision. Now the referee made the first Leipzig stadium announcement M Leipzig stadium, but did not correct the decision. Another tricky decision. I wouldn’t have given this penalty either … [TV-Bilder – ab 03:30 Minuten]
… and never the first. It is clear to intervene in mini -contacts. You can always argue about it and argue in both directions. The two penalties feel wrong.