Hertha player shocked by VAR sabotage: "Unbelievable idea" | OneFootball

Hertha BSC celebrated their second consecutive victory in Münster. However, the main topic afterwards was the VAR sabotage. During the match, a masked supporter of Preußen unplugged the VAR monitor, preventing referee Felix Bickel from reviewing the penalty scene before Berlin’s 1-0 lead, forcing him to rely on the “Cologne cellar.” 

“If you imagine that further decisions need to be made and then you have no TV images at all. This is technology that belongs to football. You may like it or not, but you have to make sure that such things don’t happen,” said Hertha coach Stefan Leitl to ‘Bild’. 

Paul Seguin was also a bit stunned after the match: “I didn’t even notice it at first. Crazy, to come up with such an idea. I only found out after the game.”

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