😱 Never a foul! VfB only in the final thanks to a bad call? | OneFootball

What a crazy cup night that was? Thanks to a last-minute goal from Tiago Tomas in the 119th minute, VfB Stuttgart reached the final with a 2-1 win over SC Freiburg.

But from Freiburg’s point of view, the defeat left a bitter aftertaste. At the start of extra time — with the score at 1-1 — Sport-Club striker Lucas Höler appeared to make it 2-1.

However, referee Tobias Welz immediately disallowed the goal. Freiburg’s striker was said to have fouled VfB defender Jeff Chabot before getting his shot away.

It was a harsh decision, one that left Matthias Ginter among those baffled. In an interview with Sky, the center-back even called it “a wrong decision.”

He even got support from an opponent: Germany international Deniz Undav also said after the match that Höler’s physical challenge was “never ever a foul.” Sebastian Hoeneß agreed with his striker.

Freiburg captain Christian Günter also could not believe it after the match: “A bitter decision against us. If that’s a foul, then I think I have to retire today.”

So was Julian Schuster’s team robbed of a place in the cup final? Maybe. But given Stuttgart’s clear edge in chances, you cannot really say their win was undeserved.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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