A penalty after video evidence, a serious injury and a red card: After Eintracht Frankfurt's victory in the cup quarter-finals against Werder Bremen, there was a lot of discussion.
Frankfurt / Main (dpa) - Long after the final whistle, the professionals from Eintracht Frankfurt celebrated the move into the cup semi-finals with their fans, which, however, should only be a stopover.
"Anyone who has ever been to Berlin wants to go back there. Even more so if they have seen the cup film," reminded goalkeeper Kevin Trapp of the cheering pictures after the triumph of Eintracht 2018.
The 2-0 (1-0) victory against Werder Bremen left the Hesse with all chances for the sixth cup victory in club history and intensified the sporting crisis of the Bundesliga rival from the Weser. This will be required next Saturday in Berlin's Olympic Stadium when the Hertha BSC visit is about important points in the fight against relegation. Until then, coach Florian Kohfeldt has to get the events of Frankfurt out of the minds of his players.
INJURY: In addition to the game, Bremen also lost defender Ömer Toprak. The 30-year-old was taken to hospital after a nasty kick by Frankfurt's speedster Filip Kostic, for whom the Serb saw the red card in added time, with suspected fibula fracture. The loan from Borussia Dortmund threatens to end the season prematurely. "It is extremely bitter. The boy fought so hard to be there again this year," said Kohfeldt.
However, there were no allegations to Kostic, who must expect a suspension of at least two competition games and will no longer be available to the Frankfurt team in the cup this season. "I don't want to put Filip Kostic in a corner. He apologized immediately," said Kohfeldt.
HANDELFMETER: The Werder trainer on the video evidence was not to speak well, which helped the Frankfurt team to take a happy break. Nobody in the stadium had noticed Ludwig Augustinsson's handball in their own penalty area. The Bremen team reacted with incomprehension that the video assistant from Cologne intervened and referee Felix Zwayer decided on a penalty after studying the TV pictures.
"I always express myself firmly on the subject and I am not someone who always blames it on the referees in principle. But in my opinion there should have been a clear wrong decision. I never saw that as given," said Kohfeldt. His Frankfurt colleague Adi Hütter admitted: "It was a happy decision for us and the key scene of the game."