In the second round of the 2. Bundesliga, midfielder Schalke was sent off in the first half, and the ten-man Schalke lost 3-1 to Nuremberg away. After the game, Schalke 04 director Wilmots expressed his dissatisfaction with the referee.
In the closing stages of the first half, Schalke was shown a second yellow card, resulting in a red card. Wilmots was furious, believing VAR should have intervened in this situation. Wilmots said: “I’m sorry that VAR couldn’t intervene in this situation. The wrong decision changed the whole game.”
What exactly happened? In the first half stoppage time, Schalke were leading 1-0. At this moment, Schalke, who had been booked for protesting minutes earlier, was judged to have fouled Kaspar Jensen, who also had a yellow card, and was shown his second yellow card. However, the Schalke side believed that it was Kaspar Jensen who fouled Schalke, and the referee’s decision was exactly the opposite of the actual situation. But because VAR is not allowed to intervene in reviewing yellow card decisions, the referee’s decision is the final one and cannot be overturned.
Schalke coach Karel Geraerts described this key scene: “It was clearly Nuremberg’s player who kicked Schalke’s foot, it was a turning point in the game.” Schalke captain Kenan Karaman also called it “ridiculous” in frustration.
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