German Bundesliga 2013-14

No, I think that was Wolfgang Stark, this is Felix Brych. He also ref'd the England vs Scotland friendly.

 

Ref done nothing wrong there, all he sees is the ball going towards the net, the net moving and the ball sitting in the net

 

Aren't the referee's supposed to check the nets for holes before the start of each half though?

 

Hoffenheim want a replay. It was given to Bayern before, so it's a definite possibility considering it won them the game.

EDIT: My mistake. Nuremberg were awarded one after playing Bayern.

 

Think it will get replayed if Bayerns was replayed then...

 

If anyone wants a stream for Dortmund - Schalke just ask.

Huge derby game.

 

1-0 Aubameyang!

YES.

 

Subotic costs us again. Liability.

EDIT: Weidenfeller saves the pen.

 

Love derbies in Germany



[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t8U1Byf42g&feature=player_embedded"]BVB -ULTRAS Randalieren auf Schalke. - 26.10.13 [ Dortmund vs Schalke spielunterbrechung] - YouTube[/ame]

 

That was unnecessary. A little embarrassing.

Great win though. Always nice to beat them.

 

Moenchengladbach have been excellent against Frankfurt,been a cracking game....

 

* sake, no need.

 

Oliver Baumann's hat-trick of keeping shambles for Freiburg v Hamburg http://youtu.be/WrKV0Dno-68

 

did he have a bet on?

 

Good action in the stands from hsv's Poptown a week ago. The issue/treatment of refugees is a massive issue in Hamburg at the moment.

 

.....and, ok Bundesliga II, a superb video of the St Pauli support from their visit to Greuther Fürth the other week.

[ame="http://vimeo.com/77967990"]Auswärtssieg in Fürth 20.10.2013 on Vimeo[/ame]

 

Hoffenheim denied Leverkusen replay after 'ghost goal'

Hoffenheim's call for their Bundesliga game against Bayer Leverkusen to be replayed after the awarding of an incorrect goal has been rejected.
Leverkusen striker Stefan Kiessling headed the ball through a hole in the side of Hoffenheim's net in his team's 2-1 away win earlier this month.
Referee Felix Brych did not spot that Kiessling's effort missed the target.
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“
My first thought was that the goalkeeper had turned it in himself
”
Stefan Kiessling
Leverkusen striker
But, despite Hoffenheim's protest, the German Football Association (DFB) insists the result will stand.
"The decision may be unsatisfactory from a sporting point of view but it is according to the rules and laws," said Hans Lorenz, president of the DFB's sports court.
Hoffenheim have one week to decide whether they will appeal the decision, which was made at a hearing in Frankfurt on Monday.
Fifa referee Brych told the hearing that he awarded the goal, which put Leverkusen 2-0 ahead, after consulting with his assistant.
"I thought that the ball was going wide. I lost it because my line of sight was obscured, And then I saw the ball in the goal," said Brych.
Germany international Kiessling, 29, has been criticised by some Bundesliga fans for not challenging Brych's decision.
"I saw the ball fly in the direction of the side-netting. My view was blocked and I did not see the impact, but the ball was in the goal," said Kiessling.
Felix Brych
Referee Felix Brych told the German FA hearing that his sight was "obscured"
"My first thought was that the goalkeeper had turned it in himself. I thought of everything, but not really of a hole in the net."
Third-placed Leverkusen, who are one point behind leaders Bayern Munich, were leading through Sidney Sam's 26th-minute opener when the controversy happened on 18 October.
Kiessling headed a corner wide of the near post, and could be seen turning away in frustration before Brych awarded the goal.
The referee then gave Hoffenheim a generous penalty when Roberto Firmino was fouled outside of the penalty area. But Firmino's spot-kick was saved.
Sven Schipplock pulled a goal back for Hoffenheim two minutes from the end, but they could not save a point and fell to their first home defeat of the season.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24713296

 

I've only watched the highlights of their games but Roberto Firmino looks a brilliant footballer for Hoffenhiem. They have some attack there - their games have been full of goals all season

 

Looking at the highlights and you have to wonder how that Baumann * is a professional goalkeeper at all nevermind playing in the Bundesliga.

 

Aye, that was * mad