As of: 08/16/2021 7:21 p.m.
The decision has been made: The DFB sports court gives Prussia Münster’s appeal. The Prussians are one round ahead after the Wolfsburg error in the DFB Cup.
The sports court of the German Football Association (DFB) granted the regional league’s appeal against the valuation of the first round game on Monday after an oral hearing in Frankfurt / Main. According to the sports court, the game was rated 2-0 for Preußen Münster. Wolfsburg’s head coach Mark van Bommel substituted a total of six players in the match on August 8 in Münster. The Dutchman made three substitutions during regular time, and three other professionals were added in extra time. According to the DFB statutes, this is not allowed. Accordingly, Admir Mehmedi should no longer have been substituted for Maximilian Philipp.
Six changes allowed at the European Championships and the Olympics
The Champions League participant was apparently not aware of the relevant provisions of the DFB. In the corresponding paragraph 31 it says: “During the game five players may be exchanged. An additional substitution going beyond this in games with overtime is not permitted.”
Another regulation applied to the European Championship and the Olympic soccer tournament with six changes allowed in the event of an extension. The decision of the DFB Sports Court not only paved the way for Preußen Münster to reach the second round of the Cup on 26/27. October. At the same time, the judge’s verdict gave the fourth division team a fixed premium of around 257,000 euros.
DFB: “Bitterest decision”
“That is the bitterest decision that can be made as a sports court. We had no further leeway,” said Stephan Oberholz, deputy chairman of the DFB sports court, after the almost five-hour hearing in Frankfurt / Main. The people in charge at VfL acted “carelessly” and “seriously violated their basic duties. Each club is responsible for replacing and replacing players.”
The Wolfsburg can appeal within the next 24 hours. They were hoping for a replay. “It is perfectly clear that we made a mistake. But the facts were complex,” said VfL managing director Tim Schumacher, who was “disappointed” with the verdict.
Same faux pas in 2004
It is not the first time that VfL Wolfsburg had to be eliminated from the DFB Cup by decision at the Green Table. In 2004, the Lower Saxony had used their newcomer Marian Hristov, although he was still banned after a red card for his former club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
The Wolfsburg want to learn from the change faux pas at the competitive debut of van Bommel. “This is extremely annoying, but unfortunately it cannot be reversed,” said Jörg Schmadtke, VfL’s sporting director, after the breakdown and announced that they would make sure that “something like this does not happen in the future.”
Source: sportschau.de