📺 Is this what football's about? Millimetres spared Bayern an equaliser! | OneFootball

In football, over the past few weeks, we have often debated decisions that came down to just a few centimeters. But today, a decision was probably closer than ever before.

The Alte Försterei was already celebrating what seemed to be a 1-0 lead against Bayern Munich, and Ilyas Ansah was being hailed as the goalscorer. After a corner, he coolly headed in a flick-on from Leopold Querfeld. At that moment, no Union player thought that this goal could still be reviewed.

But things turned out differently: The VAR intervened from Cologne and instructed referee Dr. Florian Exner to disallow the goal. 

The reason? Ansah’s toe was offside by just a few millimeters at the moment of Querfeld’s header. Is football really doing itself any favors with such decisions?

At least: Around 20 minutes later, Union actually took the lead. Center-back Danilo Doekhi deservedly put the record champions behind. Right in the thick of it was captain Manuel Neuer, who, after such strong performances recently, made a mistake this time and let the ball slip through. But beyond that, Bayern are currently really struggling...

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