VfL Wolfsburg is deprived of the victory in the DFB Cup against Preußen Münster.
Ex-Bayern player and Wölfe coach Mark van Bommel made a mistake.
Frankfurt - For VfL Wolfsburg * there is now certainty.
After coach Mark van Bommel's mistake, the Lower Saxony's 3-1 win after extra time in the first round in the DFB Cup * at Preußen Münster was subsequently revoked.
That was decided by the sports court of the German Football Association (DFB) on Monday after almost five hours of hearing in Frankfurt / Main.
After the hearing, the DFB sports court granted the regional league's objection to the evaluation of the first round game.
According to the sports court, the game was rated 2-0 for Preußen Münster.
“That is the bitterest decision a sports court can make.
We didn't have any more leeway, ”said Stephan Oberholz, Deputy Chairman of the DFB Sports Court.
Those responsible at VfL had acted “recklessly” and seriously violated their “basic duties.
Each club is responsible for replacing and replacing players. ”The Wolfsburg-based company can appeal within the next 24 hours.
The wolves had hoped for a replay.
VfL's lawyer, Christoph Schickhardt, described this possibility as “the only fair result” before the verdict was announced.
DFB Cup: Ex-Bayern star van Bommel makes serious mistakes
Wolfsburg's head coach Mark van Bommel substituted a total of six players in the match on August 8 in Münster.
The former FC Bayern * player made three changes during regular time, and three other professionals were added in extra time.
According to the DFB statutes, this is not allowed.
Accordingly, Admir Mehmedi should no longer have been substituted for Maximilian Philipp.
The Champions League participant was apparently not aware of the relevant provisions of the DFB.
The corresponding paragraph 31 states: “During the game, five players may be exchanged.
An additional substitution going beyond this in games with overtime is not permitted. "
Those in charge of Wolfsburg announced again on Monday that they had received approval for a sixth change from fourth official Tobias Fritsch.
The in turn assured that he had only pointed out the number of available exchange slots.
In an informal conversation between the representatives of both clubs during an interruption in the negotiation, no agreement was reached.
In the DFB-Pokal, each team has three opportunities during the game and the half-time break to make a total of five changes.
A fourth slot is added in the extension.
At the European Championships and the Olympic Games in Tokyo, an additional sixth substitution in extra time was allowed.
DFB-Pokal: VfL Wolfsburg fails again at the "green table"
It is not the first time that VfL Wolfsburg had to be eliminated from the DFB Cup by decision at the “Green Table”. In 2004, the Lower Saxony had used their newcomer Marian Hristov, although he was still banned after a red card for his former club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
The Wolfsburg want to learn from the change faux pas at the competitive debut of van Bommel. "This is extremely annoying, but unfortunately it cannot be reversed," said Jörg Schmadtke, VfL's sports director, after the breakdown and announced that they would make sure that "something like this no longer happens in the future". On the first day of the Bundesliga last Saturday, Wolfsburg won 1-0 against VfL Bochum, van Bommel left it with four substitutions in this game.
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