"Unbelievable": HSV left stunned after more referee controversy | OneFootball

HSV started the new year with a bitter 1-2 defeat at SC Freiburg. Once again, the referee's performance was the main talking point.

Accordingly, Nicolai Remberg reacted irritably after the match in the DAZN interview. “It’s very bitter to lose away again right at the start,” explained the midfield enforcer, who won every one of his duels in Breisgau.

Remberg was particularly annoyed about the decisive second goal conceded, where Freiburg’s Johan Manzambi caught HSV defender Jordan Torunarigha in the face with his elbow during an aerial duel. Neither referee Timo Gerach nor the VAR penalized the incident.

“That’s unbelievable, that’s madness,” Remberg said after reviewing the replay. “How can you not call that? I just can’t understand it.” The criticism was shared by experts as well: Sky analyst Erik Meijer commented, “After seeing the footage, I’d say the elbow goes into the face.” Dietmar Hamann also leaned towards it being a foul.

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HSV: Gerach’s decision “absolutely inexplicable” for Polzin

HSV coach Merlin Polzin expressed himself just as clearly: “I’ve now seen it several times on video from every angle. To me, it’s absolutely inexplicable. That has to be stated here – with all due congratulations to Freiburg. It’s clear that our player is hit in the face with the elbow. That’s visible from every perspective.” What he found especially incomprehensible was “how, after a head hit, the game is allowed to continue and we end up losing the match.”

It’s not the first time this season that questionable decisions by the referees have caused major frustration for HSV. Already in the 1-4 defeat against 1. FC Köln in November, the Rothosen had significant issues with the referee’s performance after red cards for Immanuel Pherai and Fabio Vieira. The renewed controversy at the start of the year leaves the Rothosen once again at a loss and stunned.

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