Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga, Natasha Kowalski,Leverkusen Appeal

DFB overturns ruling


The result of the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga match between SC Freiburg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen, played on August 31, 2024, which ended in a 3-2 victory for Leverkusen, has been overturned.


The DFB Sports Court made this ruling in a written procedure conducted by a single judge, following an appeal by SC Freiburg, and ordered that the match be rescheduled. However, on September 19, 2024, Bayer 04 Leverkusen lodged an appeal against this ruling.


The controversy stems from the 88th minute of the match when a penalty was awarded to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The initial penalty shot went over the goal, but the referee, after receiving a signal from the assistant referee, ruled that the Freiburg goalkeeper had moved off the goal line before the shot.


As a result, the referee ordered the penalty to be retaken, and it was successfully converted, securing a 3-2 victory for Leverkusen. SC Freiburg contested the match result, arguing that the referee violated the rules by deciding to retake the penalty.


The DFB Sports Court initially upheld Freiburg's appeal, citing Rule 14, Paragraph 2 of the football rulebook, which states that if the goalkeeper commits an offence during a penalty and the ball misses the goal, the penalty should only be retaken if the goalkeeper’s offence "clearly affected the kicker."


The court concluded that this rule had not been properly applied and that the timing and nature of the referee’s decision could have unfairly influenced the outcome of the match.


Bayer 04 Leverkusen has now appealed the annulment, and the sports court will determine the further course of the proceedings. In the meantime, the match remains nullified, and its rescheduling is pending the outcome of this latest appeal.



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