Hamburg – The matter was clear for Tim Walter, the coach of Hamburger SV felt clearly disadvantaged by referee Daniel Siebert and his video colleagues in the 2:3 home defeat against SV Werder Bremen. The referee, in turn, defended his decisions and surprised the protagonists with a rare thank you.
“I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you. I’ve already done that with both captains.” Daniel Siebert after the game of SV Werder Bremen on “Sky”: “I just thought it was great that, despite the importance of the game, the controversial situations and the heated atmosphere, both teams really supported me as a referee have accepted. That is not something that can be taken for granted.” After the game, however, Siebert had to listen to a lot – sometimes directly from him HSV-Sports director Jonas Boldt, sometimes over the microphones of the TV stations or at the press conference.
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Especially HSV coach Tim Walter was with the performance of Fifa referee, who also whistles in the Champions League and was at the EM 2021, does not agree at all. “If you judge situations like that, then you’ve never played football yourself,” said Walter enthusiastically and had three scenes in mind: both penalty meter for Werder Bremen and a recalled goal HSV. Sequentially:
1. The hand penalty in the tenth minute: Jonas Meffert spun in the penalty area when Ömer Toprak shot on target Hamburger SV away and got the ball to the Hand. Siebert himself had not seen it, video assistant Pascal Müller reported and sent his colleague to the review area. “Unfortunately, according to the current interpretation, this is a punishable offense handball. The hand is slightly stretched out to the side of the body,” Siebert later explained his penalty decision in a rather matter-of-fact manner. Meffert, on the other hand, raged: “I have to hold back a bit right now. Usually the rule is that of video referee (WHERE) intervenes when there is a clear wrong decision is. This is never a clear wrong decision. I get shot from a meter away and even pull my hand back. Then there is for that penalty. That is just ridiculous to me.” And what meant Werder Bremen to? Nothing! Ole Werner did it as always in such scenes. He didn’t want to rate them because he hadn’t seen any TV pictures yet, he said at the official press conference about an hour after the game.
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2. The non-existent 1:1 des HSV in the 19th minute: Before the ball landed at Moritz Heyer and then in the goal, Toprak had gone down. Referee Daniel Siebert awarded a free kick for Werder Bremen. “It’s a foul by Glatzel, he pushes it into the goalkeeper without jumping to the header,” said the referee. Walter had a completely different opinion: “I think everyone here in the stadium saw that it wasn’t a foul play. So if I just lie down with a height of 1.90 meters, then it’s not a foul.” A hard reproach against Toprak, one of the most robust and best players on the pitch.
And Siebert also had to get one strong accusation from Tim Walter put up with: “There is always the possibility of checking the scene afterwards. But there he was referee is considering blowing the whistle beforehand so that he doesn’t end up in a precarious situation afterwards.” This statement was also surprising because the HSV-Coach had recently complained: “I think that the 25,000 spectators and the 22 players on the pitch in particular didn’t deserve constant intervention from outside.”
After the derby victory of SV Werder Bremen against HSV: Referee Daniel Siebert defends controversial whistles
3. The hand penalty in the 51st minute: The HSV had scored 1:1 shortly before, there was again penalty kick for Werder Bremenbecause a shot by Mitchell Weiser hit Bakery Jatta’s hand. “The hand position is even clearer here, it’s almost at head height,” Siebert explained his decision. “If you’re supposed to jump without arms, it’ll be difficult,” Walter countered, emphasizing that the player had turned away. But that is not relevant, according to Siebert and also included the first handball: “The ball was expected in both scenes. It’s not an alibi if the player turns away.”
Actually, there was also a fourth controversial scene, about which the people of Bremen should have been more upset. Weiser did the same after being stopped roughly in the penalty area by Hamburg’s Faride Alidou in the 21st minute. “I see my hand on my face, but it’s not enough for me for a penalty,” said Siebert: “And now let’s be honest and a bit referee-Basics: If I previously had two contentious situations against the HSV then I won’t give a third decision against HSV if it’s not very clear. You can give a foul, but you don’t have to.”
Nordderby defeat against Werder Bremen for HSV coach Tim Walter not a setback
For the HSV that was small consolation – quite understandable after the bitter 2:3 home defeat. The Hamburgers are once again in danger of losing sight of their goal of promotion on the home straight, as fourth in the table they are now three points behind second and third place, the second division leaders Werder Bremen even four. However, wanted by a setback Tim Walter don’t know anything: “With 70 percent possession of the ball against an opponent who was standing deep, we did a great job, in the end we should have just rewarded ourselves. Big compliments to our team.”
That Werder Bremen could have led much higher before the break, but Walter wiped it off the table with the comment that “the people of Bremen can also play a bit of football”. It’s not that easy to rebuild this young team – mainly because of the disadvantages during the game. There isn’t much time, it’s already on Wednesday for him HSV in the DFB Cup quarter-finals against Karlsruher SC. (knee)