😱 Never a foul! VfB only in the final thanks to a bad call?

😱 Never a foul! VfB only in the final thanks to a bad call?What a crazy cup night that was? Thanks to a last-minute goal from Tiago Tomas in the 119th minute, VfB Stuttgart reached the final with a 2-1 win over SC Freiburg.

>But from Freiburg’s point of view, the defeat left a bitter aftertaste. At the start of extra time — with the score at 1-1 — Sport-Club striker Lucas Höler appeared to make it 2-1.

However, referee Tobias Welz immediately disallowed the goal. Freiburg’s striker was said to have fouled VfB defender Jeff Chabot before getting his shot away.

>It was a harsh decision, one that left Matthias Ginter among those baffled. In an interview with Sky, the center-back even called it “a wrong decision.”

He even got support from an opponent: Germany international Deniz Undav also said after the match that Höler’s physical challenge was “never ever a foul.” Sebastian Hoeneß agreed with his striker.

Freiburg captain Christian Günter also could not believe it after the match: “A bitter decision against us. If that’s a foul, then I think I have to retire today.”

>So was Julian Schuster’s team robbed of a place in the cup final? Maybe. But given Stuttgart’s clear edge in chances, you cannot really say their win was undeserved.

>This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.