So yes!
SC Freiburg appealed against the rating of the game (4:1 for Bayern) after Bayern’s substitution on Saturday.
Now the sports court of the German Football Association has to decide whether the 4-1 away win of the front runner will continue.
The Freiburgers in their statement: “We are in a dilemma through no fault of our own. SC Freiburg had no part or influence on the events surrounding the change process. Nevertheless, the legal and procedural rules of the DFB formally force us to play an active role in order to have the processes legally checked.”
And further: “We have basically no interest in this active role, which has been given to us against our will in terms of procedural technology, and we feel extremely uncomfortable in it. We therefore consider this procedural regulation in its overall construction to be inappropriate. Ultimately, it burdens the completely uninvolved club – in this case us – with the responsibility for processing an obvious violation of the rules. Nevertheless, after intensive discussions at different levels and a legal examination, the board of the Sport-Club Freiburg eV decided to appeal against the rating of the game.
According to the Streich-Klub, the sports court will now receive a detailed written justification from the Freiburg team in good time.
In the 4-1 victory of the Bundesliga leaders on Saturday afternoon in Freiburg, Bayern were 3-1 up for a few seconds with twelve players before referee Christian Dingert interrupted the match.
The wrong shirt number had previously been displayed when Kingsley Coman was substituted. The Frenchman probably didn’t feel addressed and initially didn’t leave the field after a double substitution.
Now this incident is getting a legal aftermath…
