Referee Siebert counters BVB criticism: "Incomprehensible"

Bundesliga - Referee Siebert counters BVB criticism: "Incomprehensible"

Referee Daniel Siebert has described the harsh criticism of Dortmund soccer coach Edin Terzic over a missed penalty whistle in the Bundesliga top match at Bayer Leverkusen (1:1) as "incomprehensible". "From his point of view, I can understand that in this individual case. But you have to see the scene in the overall context of the game. If I don't give a penalty for Leverkusen in a similar situation between Can and Palacios, then of course I won't do the same on the other side," the Berlin player told Bild on Monday, referring to a similar controversial scene in the Dortmund penalty area. "That's why the coach's statements are incomprehensible to me," added Siebert.

Dortmund had appealed for a penalty after an alleged foul by Edmond Tapsoba in the 73rd minute of the match when the score was 1-0. "The contact on Adeyemi 's right thigh was so minimal that it did not cause the fall. So it wasn't a foul, but it wasn't a penalty-worthy foul either," said Siebert.

Siebert also believes that Terzic's accusation that fouls on Adeyemi have repeatedly not been punished since his swallow months ago is not justified: "Mr. Terzic cannot expect me to compensate for supposedly wrong decisions from other games. Every game starts from scratch. It wasn't enough for me to take a penalty on Sunday - and that was the only reason for my decision."

Siebert statements in the Bild

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1. Despite the criticism from Borussia Dortmund's coach, Edin Terzic, Daniel Siebert, the referee from the Bundesliga top match between Bayer Leverkusen and Dortmund, finds Terzic's statements regarding a missed penalty whistle to be "incomprehensible."
2. Terzic had expressed his dissatisfaction following a foul by Edmond Tapsoba on Bayer Leverkusen's Karim Adeyemi, which was not called a penalty during the 1:1 draw.
3. The situation in question occurred in the 73rd minute, when Dortmund was leading 1-0 at Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
4. Referee Siebert alleged that the contact between Tapsoba and Adeyemi did not warrant a foul, as it was minimal and did not cause Adeyemi to fall.
5. Siebert also mentioned that Terzic's claim of repeated unpunished fouls on Adeyemi cannot be justified, as every game starts from scratch, and referees do not consider past decisions in the present game.
6. Bayer Leverkusen's attacker, Karim Adeyemi, was involved in this controversy in the Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund.

Source: www.stern.de