SSV Jahn Regensburg may have won 1-0 at 1. FC Schweinfurt 05, but they’ll have to do without Felix Strauss. And for good reason.
SSV Jahn Regensburg may have won 1-0 at 1. FC Schweinfurt 05, but they’ll have to do without Felix Strauss in the coming weeks. In the 63rd minute, the Regensburg player had actually been shown a yellow card for a foul, but then said something to referee Daniel Bartnitzki that didn’t sit well with him at all. As a result, the Regensburg player was sent off with a red card.
Bartnitzki clarified exactly what happened after the match on “Magenta Sport.” “From where I stood on the field, it was clear that the player was making a high-risk sliding tackle and was definitely going for the man. When I watch the video, the ball is definitely involved a bit as well. But regardless of the foul itself, it must be said that—despite all the emotions on the field—a remark was made afterward that has no place on the field. The player insulted me at the end (‘You’re all blind!’, ed.).”
The referee has a clear opinion on those remarks: “If he said that, then it’s correct—if the player actually said it. As referees, we have to draw a clear line there. Emotions are part of soccer. That’s normal. But insults cross the line.”
So Strauss had to be sent off, but Regensburg still managed to hold on to their 1-0 victory—thanks to Noel Eichinger’s goal in the 11th minute—until the final whistle. In the sixth minute of stoppage time, however, Schweinfurt nearly tied the game. But Manuel Wintzheimer was denied by Jahn goalkeeper Felix Gebhardt, who reacted brilliantly.
Strauss, however, saw the situation quite differently: “As far as I’m concerned, I made an outstanding sliding tackle. I was playing the ball. That’s a foul—it’s a classic wrong call. Then I turned away, got emotional, and said, ‘You guys are so blind that you can’t even see that.’ Then he said, ‘Strauss, turn around. Red card.’ Sure, you could say it’s my fault because you’re not supposed to say things like that. But in soccer, emotions run high. You need a little tact there,” he said.
Either way: Jahn picked up three crucial points in the fight against relegation, while the lights went out in Schweinfurt.