❌ Brutal record: This player is now the league’s top troublemaker | OneFootball

It had long been rumored, and now it's official: Dominik Kohr is the undisputed bad boy of the Bundesliga.

In a fiercely contested final phase between Mainz 05 and TSG Hoffenheim, the Mainz defender charged in from the side in midfield yesterday and struck his opponent Max Moerstedt's calf with an open sole at breathtaking speed. As is often the case, it hurt just to watch: 

That he should only see a yellow card for this – as initially decided by referee Stegemann – was something no one could believe at this point. As stated in the live commentary on 'Sky': "That's three levels above." The commentators were immediately sure: Stegemann would be rightly called back by the VAR and, after reviewing the footage, would have only one option – a mere "formality." 

They were spot on: Just a few moments later, Stegemann sent the 31-year-old off the field, which visibly annoyed him.

Kohr is no stranger to this – the early shower. The Mainz player has now collected his ninth (!) dismissal and is the sole record holder for the most yellow-red and red cards. In his 316th game, he surpassed Jens Nowotny and Luiz Gustavo in this rather inglorious statistic.

The record breaks down as follows: six yellow-red cards and three straight red cards. This season, it was already the second time: In September, he was sent off with a yellow-red card during Mainz's only season victory in Augsburg.

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