Borussia Dortmund only managed to get one point in the top game in Leverkusen. After the 1:1, BVB coach Edin Terzic was annoyed with the referee.
The professionals from Borussia Dortmund were disappointed after the 1-1 (1-0) in the top game at Bayer Leverkusen because they could not defend the lead by Julian Ryerson (5th) to the end. The draw, which Victor Boniface (78th) secured for the league leaders, was described by Ryerson, for example, in a matter-of-fact statement as fair. When the game had already been blown for half an hour, BVB coach Edin Terzic then approached the DAZN microphone – and, unlike his players, he had not yet calmed down.
He became emotional, and immediately after the final whistle he had a heated discussion with referee Daniel Siebert. “I gave him my opinion in no uncertain terms,” said the angry coach.
He was upset about two scenes: In the 73rd minute, Karim Adeyemi went down after dribbling against two Leverkusen players in the penalty area. Referee Siebert immediately indicated to continue playing; there was no video review on the screen. “I think it’s a contact, a clear penalty,” grumbled Terzic. ”And it’s always about Karim Adeyemi. He’s so fast, he dribbles into these situations at 30 km/h and then a contact is enough.”
In his agitation, Terzic also got into an argument with DAZN expert Michael Ballack, who was watching the game live in Leverkusen. “Of course there was contact, but in my opinion that’s not enough for a penalty because the contact wasn’t strong enough.”
Terzic reacted immediately: “I don’t want to and can’t protect the referee.” The coach also justified this with penalties that had recently been awarded against BVB. “The penalties that have been awarded against us nationally and internationally are out of all proportion to what happened here today. That’s what upsets me.” ”In Stuttgart, when we lost 2-1, we were told that Gregor Kobel had made clear contact, so the penalty had to be given. Here we are told that the referee is sure he doesn’t even have to look at it. There is no clear line: what is a penalty and what is not?”
And there was a second scene that upset Terzic, shortly after the penalty scene: in the opinion of the Dortmund coach, Leverkusen’s Exequiel Palacios should have seen yellow-red because he fouled during a Dortmund counterattack that was played to the end.
Siebert had let the advantage run. “Palacios saw yellow, then we went on the counterattack – and afterwards they said: if we give advantage, it’s not a yellow card,” explained Terzic, turning directly to Ballack: “How often have you seen a situation like that where you give yellow afterwards? Then I explained: Okay, I misunderstood the rule.”