VAR may be used earlier in German Cup after controversy 👀 | OneFootball

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After controversies in the DFB Pokal, Schiri GmbH, the company responsible for the referees of the German Football Federation (DFB), has shown support for the possibility of using VAR earlier in the German Cup in future editions.

Currently, the video assistant referee system is only used from the round of 16 onwards, even in stadiums of clubs from the 1st and 2nd divisions of the Bundesliga.

During the second phase of the competition, this Tuesday (28), several controversial decisions were made by the referees.

The matches between Eintracht Frankfurt 1 x 1 Borussia Dortmund and 1. FC Heidenheim 0 x 1 Hamburg were marked by controversies.

In BVB's qualification, on penalties, to the round of 16, the main complaint from Frankfurt was Dortmund's equalizing goal, scored by Julian Brandt.

Before the play, the Schwarzgelben forward Maximilian Beier was allegedly in an offside position, which was not flagged.

In HSV's qualification, the major controversy was the combination of a Heidenheim expulsion and the winning penalty, which many consider dubious, raising questions about the fairness of the decision.

"The decision on which competitions and phases VAR is used in is not up to us, but to the respective organizer. In this case, the DFB. We, as Schiri GmbH, act as service providers and would, in principle, be open to the idea if this desire were presented to us," said Jochen Drees, Director of Innovation and Technology at the company, in an interview with RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND).

"In the first phase, with many amateur clubs, the challenge would be really great. But from the second round onwards, we could at least discuss the topic, especially regarding the staff and necessary infrastructure," explained Drees.

He added that it would be a matter of verifying whether implementation would be feasible from a technical and logistical standpoint:

"If, after this assessment, all conditions are met, we would not oppose and would certainly be ready to put this into practice."

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