Lucas Raymond Frustrated by Referees in Germany Match: Strange Elbow Incident

OSTRAVA Lucas Raymond was frustrated by the judges and Kai Wissmann.

The German full-back was not sent off for the elbow to the head.

– It was very strange, it wasn’t pretty, says Tre Kronor, 22-year-old forward.

Germany looked set for a double suspension midway through the second period.

Kai Wissmann went out and sat in the penalty box, but after a video review the head referees Jan Hribik of the Czech Republic and Michael Tscheriig of Switzerland stopped his sending off outright.

Luke Raymond he was in front talking to the referees and he was very annoyed by the German opponent.

– I got an elbow in the face, but the judges didn’t think the same. It is the judges who judge and decide, you have to follow that, says Lucas Raymond.

Red and scratchy nose

The slap had obviously hurt and stirred emotions Three Crowns.

– I went up and saw that he was going to stand on my head. So I tried to be careful. It wasn’t so nice. Fortunately, it was not taken too seriously, says Lucas Raymond.

From the stands and on the replays on the jumbotron, he still looked groggy.

– It wasn’t that dangerous at all. It didn’t go to the head. I was lucky in my misfortune. It mostly hit the nose and right in the face. It’s probably red and scratched now, says Lucas Raymond.

Tre Kronor won the match 6–1 after a decisive effort and has nine points from three games in WC Group B in the Czech Republic.