Zwayer after Tor curiosity: "There was a malfunction"

Created: 03/19/2022Updated: 03/19/2022, 18:15

Referee Felix Zwayer looks at a scene on the screen.

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Referee Felix Zwayer explained the odd goal in the Bundesliga game between FSV Mainz 05 and Arminia Bielefeld (4-0) as technical weaknesses.

“The provider has to evaluate that.

We heard that the system was checked during the game and that there was indeed a malfunction," said Zwayer on Saturday.

Previously, goal-line technology had sounded the alarm when Moussa Niakhaté headed the ball, even though the ball was obviously not entirely behind the line.

Mainz – After viewing the video images at the edge of the field, Zwayer denied the goal for the supposed 2-0.

The 40-year-old himself has expressed the desire to watch the scene again on the video screen.

"I really wanted to.

I wanted to get my own picture.

It also gave me the opportunity to authentically convey the whole thing to the players," said Zwayer.

Mainz sports director Martin Schmidt said: "Technology played a trick on that.

It was a technical error, that also exists.” dpa