“Referee had Bayern jersey on”: Mainz professionals rage after cup exit

On Wednesday evening had to Mainz 05with the two Austrians Philip Mwene and Karim Onisiwoin the second round of the DFB Cups clearly with 0:4 against Bayern Munich admit defeat.

After the final whistle, there was great disappointment at the defeat as well as great disappointment Frustration with the performance of the referees at the Mainz team.

“Bayern bonus” for tricky decisions

Defensive man Dominik Kohr said in an interview after the game Sky not with criticism of the referees: “When it was 2-0 it was offside, and when I scored the fourth goal I got knocked over a bit. It was then clear to me that it was Referee is wearing a Bayern jersey.” With clear words, Kohr suggested that referee Sascha Stegemann In his opinion, decisions were often made in favor of Bayern – a “Bayern bonus“, the 30-year-old accused the referee of partiality.

“We don’t need VAR, that’s what we have referees for.”

Kohr is not wrong to be upset: Jamal Musiala The second goal was actually offside, but since there is no VAR in this cup round, the goal stood. Also Mainz goalie Robin Zentner found in ZDF-Interview clear words for the wrong decision: “You don’t need VAR for that! We have linesmen for that. This is relatively clear and an easy situation to assess.”