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Masked fan unplugs VAR monitor in German match

BBC News·@Bbc·2 months ago
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Referee Felix Bickel gave a penalty after the VAR decision A masked fan unplugged a video assistant referee (VAR) monitor in a German second division match on Sunday as the referee was went to the pitchside screen to check a penalty award. The incident occurred at the end of the first half of Preussen Munster's 2-1 home defeat by Hertha Berlin in Bundesliga 2. VAR had intervened and referee Felix Bickel was asked to review the incident on a pitchside monitor, but found the screen blank. "A masked spectator from the active fan section illegally entered the pitch and unplugged the technical equipment," Preussen Munster said in a statement., external With Bickel unable to make the call, the decision was left to the VAR official Katrin Rafalski in Cologne, ruling that it was a foul and for Bickel to award a penalty, which Hertha scored.…

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