After SC Freiburg’s lead against RB Leipzig, the “Red Bulls” rumbled on Twitter. The reason: a hand game. But the goal was correct.
The first goal in this year’s DFB Cup final came in the 19th minute. SC Freiburg took the lead against RB Leipzig. Maximilian Eggestein scored the goal with a well-placed long-range shot.
The Leipzig players then protested, demanding that the goal be withdrawn. The reason: Roland Sallai previously touched the ball with his hand. But referee Sascha Stegemann saw no reason to intervene. Eggestein’s goal counted.
RB Leipzig protests on Twitter after the Freiburg tour
They, in turn, could not understand that in Leipzig. The official Twitter account of the “Red Bulls” said: “Freiburg are in the lead despite a clear handball before the goal. That’s crazy!!!”
There was actually no reason to withdraw the goal, as a look at the DFB statutes shows. “A goal preceded by an unintentional handball is only void if it is scored directly and directly by the player,” it said. “If there is only one chance to score, or if another player gets the ball and that player scores, there is no immediacy.” In such cases, the goal is regular, and that was the case with Eggestein’s goal.
RBL reacted a little later and announced on Twitter that they knew about the rule.
Nevertheless, users of the platform reacted with malice to the post from the East German club. “Red Bull in the Bundesliga, despite the 50+1 rule and no tradition. That’s crazy!!!”, wrote the user “Suus”, for example.
RB Leipzig vs. Freiburg: Sympathies should lie with the SCF
Because: RB Leipzig is an enemy for many football fans in Germany. The club is only an advertising construct for the beverage manufacturer “Red Bull”, is the criticism in this country. The sympathies should therefore have been clearly distributed before the cup final – in favor of SC Freiburg.
With its healthy club structure, its sustainable club culture and its successful youth department, it is considered an alternative to RB Leipzig, which was only founded in 2009 and made it into the Bundesliga with money from “Red Bull”.
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