📸 Death to VAR: referee’s monitor sabotaged in Bundesliga 2 | OneFootball

Did you think you had already seen everything when it comes to VAR decisions? Well, you’re completely mistaken. Just a few minutes ago in Münster, video refereeing wrote a new and unprecedented chapter.

During the match between Preußen Münster and Hertha BSC, referee Felix Bickel wanted to personally review a possible penalty in favor of Hertha. But a small problem arose: the VAR screen went black.

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According to Sky shortly after, it appears that two hooded individuals unplugged the monitor, thus preventing the review of the footage. Despite everything, the penalty was awarded even though the referee was unable to see the replay.

Referee Bickel relied on the judgment of the VAR official, Katrin Rafalski, to make the final decision.

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