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Referee Nicolas Winter shows Aues Clemens Fandrich the red card
Photo: Hendrik Schmidt / dpa
The sports court of the German Football Association has ruled hard against Clemens Fandrich from second division FC Erzgebirge Aue.
The 30-year-old was banned for seven months on Thursday, but can appeal to the DFB Federal Court within a week.
»The court had no doubts about the depiction of assistant referee Roman Potemkin, who testified that the player spat in his right eye in the 89th minute of the second division game against FC Ingolstadt on October 22, 2021, which Fandrich himself denies «, It said in a message from the DFB.
The sequence of movements in the scene supports the portrayal of Potemkin.
(Here you can get an idea of the situation for yourself.)
Aue wants to have the judgment challenged
“Unfortunately, that was a sobering experience. The sports court assumes an assault and has imposed a seven-month suspension, where the range of punishment is between six months and two years. I do not agree with the result in any way, «said Aues board member and lawyer Kay Werner. It is an absolutely unacceptable sentence and one will "exhaust the legal remedies available to us."
Fandrich vehemently denied having deliberately spat on the assistant.
The midfielder was already absent from the 1-1 draw in Hanover.
Werner had announced on "Tag24": "If the sentence exceeded the suspension that Clemens Fandrich served against Hanover, we will consider going to the DFB Federal Court or, if necessary, going to an ordinary court." Federal Supreme Court.
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