Remberg frustrated by VAR check: "I didn't get it at all" | OneFootball

The city duel between FC St. Pauli and HSV offered few moments of excitement, which is why after the final whistle, the yellow card for Nicolai Remberg was also a topic of discussion.

The Hamburg midfield engine, who was among the better players on the field in an otherwise low-quality match, received a yellow card in the 24th minute after a sliding tackle on Eric Smith. He clearly played the ball. “I never expected him to even blow the whistle for that. Everyone in the locker room said the same thing, it’s unbelievable,” said Remberg (via Mopo).

Referee Tobias Welz judged the action—possibly due to the high intensity—as borderline. He told Remberg on the pitch that a red card would be checked by VAR. “I didn’t understand that at all. You can’t make a better tackle,” complained the 25-year-old, who—including the DFB-Pokal—has already received eight cautions.

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Remberg enjoyed the derby atmosphere

Adam Dzwigala’s challenge on Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit was much tougher, and Welz also punished it with a yellow card. The winger had to leave the field a few minutes later due to injury. Remberg, who was already on a caution, played the full match and did his job as reliably as ever. Incidentally, the referee did not issue any further cautions after that. The fairly played city derby offered no reason to do so.

Nevertheless, from Remberg’s perspective, there was a special atmosphere. “The fans were shouting at us and heckling us. That started as soon as we got off the bus,” he said about their arrival at the Millerntor. “That gives me a little extra push. And I think it’s the same for many players on our team,” he continued. On the pitch, however, the fans saw little evidence of that. Because unlike Remberg, some HSV players were far from their best form.

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