Red card for Eintracht coach Glasner: referee explains decision

Oliver Glasner was sent off in the game against Hoffenheim.

Now the referee explains why he had no other choice.

Sinsheim – Eintracht Frankfurt is still not doing well in the league.

In the 3-1 defeat of Oliver Glasner's team against relegation candidate Hoffenheim, not only did things work out, but things also went wrong off the pitch.

The focus was on the coach himself, who was thrown off the pitch and had to follow from the stands for more than half time.

Eintracht coach Glasner throws the ball onto the field and sees red

But first things first: Glasner struggled with some decisions that referee Harm Osmers had made against his team.

When it was supposed to continue after a referee ball and Eintracht was denied possession of the ball, things boiled over in Glasner.

The Austrian coach threw a second ball onto the field.

Osmers then went to Glasner and showed the puzzled coach the red card.

"The rules state that if a team official throws an object onto the field, they must be sent off.

There is no leeway either," Osmers explained his decision afterwards on

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Referee Harm Osmers shows Eintracht coach Harm Osmers the red card.

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Oliver Glasner expected a yellow card

Glasner saw his action as a "silent protest" and was initially unaware of the fatal consequences.

He expected a yellow card.

"If that's red, then she was justified," he said at the remarkable press conference.

National players Kevin Trapp and Mario Götze were also dissatisfied with the referee's decisions.

Both saw yellow for their griping.

Eintracht Frankfurt squad for the 2022 season

Eintracht Frankfurt squad for the 2022 season

Glasner blocked: Eintracht coach is missing against Mainz

In the next Bundesliga game they will then have to do without their coach on the sidelines.

Glasner is suspended in a duel with table neighbor Mainz.

There have been more and more rumors about his permanent future lately.

It is uncertain whether Glasner will still be with Eintracht next season.

(yeah/dpa)

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