It was sensational for a long time, because Winiarski’s brave team was already leading 2:0 and was close to causing the biggest sensation of the games. In the end, they ran out of energy, and a very controversial refereeing decision in the fifth set also hindered them.
Red card for looking at the other side of the net
At 4:8, when the Germans were losing ground, Tobias Krick made an atomic attack from the middle of the net. His emotions were so strong that he was still looking at the other side of the net for a few seconds after the shot. Importantly, however, he did not make any gesture towards his opponents, he did not provoke them.
Despite everything, referee Juraj Mokry called the center forward to the post a moment later. After a few words of reprimand, the Slovak decided to take a radical step. He showed the German a red card, resulting in the loss of a point for 5:9. The decision was all the more controversial because there were many similar situations in the earlier stages of the match. On the French side, Earvin N’Gapeth was the leader in similar psychological games.
– Mr Juraj Mokry overdid it for the second time in today’s match. You don’t do that, not in a match like this, not in a tie-breaker. I don’t want to use big words, but it’s a distortion of the competition and the result. Krick did nothing. He stood and looked at the other side – Magiera, commenting, was irritated.
– This is harming the German team – Damian Dacewicz agreed.
Paris 2024. Volleyball. Big controversy in tie-break, German given red card
Winiarski’s team came within one point of the French team at the end of the fifth set (13:14). How this match would have played out without the red card remains a mystery.
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