That was certainly not how Mark van Bommel had imagined his competitive debut as head coach at VfL Wolfsburg.
He made a mistake in the first round of the DFB Cup.
Münster - As if VfL Wolfsburg * hadn't had enough trouble to advance as a Bundesliga team in the first round of the DFB Cup * at the regional division Prussia Münster.
In the competitive debut of coach Mark van Bommel, the Dutchman made an embarrassing mistake - now the Wolves are threatened with the subsequent cup-out!
In the lucky 3: 1 (1: 1, 0: 0) after extra time in Münster, the ex-captain of FC Bayern * made another three changes in extra time after three changes in regular time.
However, the statutes of the DFB do not allow this.
According to a report by
kicker,
referee Christian Dingert noted the substitution error in the game report.
Münster can now protest against the rating of the game.
“Yes, we are aware that Wolfsburg has made six changes.
We will discuss this internally and decide whether and how we should act against it, ”said manager Peter Niemeyer.
Initially, nobody from those responsible in Wolfsburg wanted to comment after the encounter.
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In the implementation regulations of the DFB it is stated that “five substitutions are possible in the coming DFB Cup season too” and paragraph 31, point 3a continues as follows: “During the game, five players may be exchanged.
An additional substitution going beyond this in games with overtime is not permitted. "
According to
kicker
, the Wolfsburg team asked the fourth official during the game whether another change was allowed.
Coach van Bommel told
Bild
that he had asked the fourth official whether he could make the sixth change: "I talked to the referee about it." At the EM, an additional sixth change in extra time was still allowed.
Mark van Bommel has been the new coach of the wolves since this season.
He succeeded Oliver Glasner, who moved to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Curious parallel: Glasner retired with the Hessians at third division Waldhof Mannheim with a 2-0 draw.
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