DFB sports court reject Bayern's appeal to overturn Díaz red card | OneFootball

The DFB's (Deutscher Fußball-Bund) Sports Court has rejected Bayern Munich's appeal regarding Luis Díaz's red card against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.

Yesterday, Sunday 15 March, the Bavarian giants looked to get the Colombian's red card overturned to avoid being suspended by submitting the appeal. 

Although after the game referee Bastian Dingert admitted the second yellow card was wrong, here's what the DFB said regarding the appeal:

"Referee Dingert stated that he observed player Díaz go down during a sprint into the penalty area without any contact from the Leverkusen goalkeeper, which he considered an unsportsmanlike dive.

"While he only noticed the subsequent contact with the foot after reviewing the video footage following the match, even taking this into account, player Díaz had sought and made contact beforehand, so his decision was not entirely wrong.

"The fact that the referee’s decision would probably not have been made in the same way had the TV footage been taken into account is irrelevant for the sports court’s assessment. 

"What is crucial is that the incident constitutes a factual decision, which can only be corrected if it is seriously, clearly, and beyond any doubt objectively incorrect. This is not the case here.”

As a result the Bavarians – who are leading the Bundesliga by nine points as it stands – will be without Díaz for next Saturday's home fixture against 1.FC Union Berlin.