As successful as Schalke? HSV want Otele ban cut! | OneFootball

HSV was anything but happy with many of referee Florian Exner’s calls in the derby. Above all, the sending-off of Philip Otele infuriated those in charge.

Board member Eric Huwer drew a comparison afterward to an incident from the 1–2 defeat against SC Freiburg in January.

“In the case of the red card against Otele, there is talk of a point of contact that we were once again not allowed to invoke in Freiburg in the duel between Torunarigha and Manzambi, because it was supposedly a typical footballing movement. At the end of the day, these are numerous terminological discrepancies that we do not agree with,” the 42-year-old made clear in a media round on Sunday.

The Nigerian’s dismissal was far from the only Exner decision that caused massive incomprehension among the Rothosen. But it may well be the one with the biggest consequences.

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HSV hopes for leniency from the DFB over Otele

As the Hamburger Abendblatt reports, the German Football Association (DFB) handed Otele a two-match suspension. The decision has not yet been publicly communicated because HSV immediately lodged an appeal after being informed by the association. A final ruling is therefore not expected until Tuesday.

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At the Volkspark, they are now hoping for an outcome similar to the one that recently went FC Schalke 04’s way. A few weeks ago, the 2. Bundesliga leaders successfully appealed a two-match ban handed to their striker Edin Dzeko. The DFB subsequently reduced the punishment to one game.

If HSV achieve something similar, Otele could return to the squad as early as the match against Eintracht Frankfurt (02/05). Otherwise, the winter loan signing would only be available again for the final two matches of the season against SC Freiburg (10/05) and Bayer Leverkusen (16/05).

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