After controversy in match against BVB: Cologne stadium announcer fined | OneFootball

Emotions were running high. Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 victory at 1. FC Köln stirred up tempers. VAR intervention, red card, handball: the West German derby offered plenty of controversy. Even Michael Trippel (71), the stadium announcer for the Rhineland club, was not left unmoved by the match.

In the first minute of stoppage time in the first half, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (20) fouled BVB striker Maximilian Beier (23). Referee Daniel Siebert (41) initially issued only a warning. The VAR intervened, and the Effzeh defender had to leave the pitch.

Trippel did not appreciate this decision at all. “Disgusting, revolting,” commented the man on the stadium microphone after the red card was shown. The anger grew even greater in stoppage time at the end of the match. Dortmund’s Yan Couto (23) handled the ball. But the penalty whistle did not come, nor did the Cologne VAR room intervene.

Once again, Trippel made his voice and opinion loudly heard. “I’m going to get in trouble, but I’ll say it: In stoppage time there was a clear handball by a Dortmund player, and not a single person even looked at it,” he complained audibly.

Criticism also from Cologne officials

The behavior of the 71-year-old met with little approval from the Cologne officials. “I don’t like that,” said sporting director Thomas Kessler (40) shortly after the final whistle, announcing his intention to have a clarifying conversation.

Although this announcement reduced the severity of the punishment, it could not prevent a fine. According to Reviersport, the DFB sports court on Tuesday (March 17) sentenced the Bundesliga newcomer to pay 8,000 euros. “In addition, the club is required to expressly instruct its stadium announcer in an appropriate manner to refrain from making unsporting statements in the future, especially regarding referees, referee decisions, and other match participants, and to make stadium announcements exclusively with neutral content,” the association said in a statement. 1. FC Köln must provide written proof of this to the DFB within a week.

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Trippel showed understanding and apologized in a written statement to the control committee “in every respect for his behavior.”

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