In 1860 Munich’s 0:1 draw against SSV Ulm 1846, Marlon Frey was sent off with a red card. It is now clear that he will miss several weeks for the Lions.
After four wins and a total of eight unbeaten league games in a row, 1860 Munich suffered another defeat at the weekend. They were beaten 1-0 at home by the surprise promotion contenders from Ulm.
The victory was aided by a red card for former Duisburg player Marlon Frey, now in the service of the Munich Lions. The defensive midfielder was clearly too late with his tackle on former Schalke player Leo Scienza in midfield and was immediately sent off.
Although the ball was far away, Frey pulled back. This was one of the reasons why former Bundesliga referee Babak Rafati came to the following conclusion on “liga3-online”: “At first glance, Frey’s foul on Leo Scienza looks worse than it actually is. There is of course a foul, but the hit is minimal, so a yellow card would be completely sufficient, especially since only the dynamics would justify this yellow card and less the hit.”
Giannikis: “The red card can be given”
1860 coach Argirios Giannikis, on the other hand, saw a justifiable red card. “We were outnumbered, he didn’t have to get involved like that,” he said after the game, annoyed by his midfielder’s action. “He has no chance of getting the ball, even though he pulls his leg back at the last moment. The red card can be given.”
This was also the view of the sports tribunal, which made a decision on Tuesday regarding the duration of the 27-year-old’s ban. “For rough play”, Frey is suspended for three championship matches in the 3rd division. This means he will miss the games at Dynamo Dresden and Freiburg II as well as the home game against Preußen Münster.
Frey will be particularly annoyed that his team had to suffer a bitter blow late in the game without him. Following a corner from Scienza, Lucas Röser headed the Ulmer Spatzen to a 1:0 victory and second place in the table, overtaking Dynamo Dresden and halting the Lions’ advance for the time being, leaving them in twelfth place