BVB’s U19s were beaten 3:1 in the final of the German championship. Coach Mike Tullberg is unhappy about the chances and refereeing.
Borussia Dortmund lost 3:1 to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the final of the German Junior Championship. In front of over 5,000 spectators in the Niederrhein stadium, the fans watched an entertaining match at a high level.
BVB coach Mike Tullberg was satisfied with the first half and even saw a slight increase in chances for Dortmund: “I think we were the better team in the first half. We have to score the goals. Charles (Herrmann, editor’s note) had two very good chances.”
In the meantime, Paris Brunner equalized after Max Moerstedt had made it 0:1. However, the goal did not count because the U17 world champion was offside.
Tullberg expressed his doubts about the decision after the first images: “I’ve only seen the offside goal from one of the camera angles so far, and it wasn’t offside. “
But it was TSG’s 1:0 goal that really bothered the coach. He had seen a foul against BVB in the penalty area: “That’s a very clear free-kick for us. You can’t argue that away. Two players are blocked in their own penalty area. With the VAR, it’s always whistled back, but unfortunately we don’t have that.”
Mike Tullberg’s team even spoke to the referee about such scenes before the game. That annoyed the coach all the more: “We already knew that before the game. We spoke to the referees about it. Afterwards they say ‘sorry’, but we can throw that in the garbage can. We can’t do anything with that. “
Afterwards it’s called ‘sorry’, but we can throw it in the garbage can. We can’t do anything with it.
Mike Tullberg
The free-kick whistle, which ultimately led to the 2:1, also caused him stomach ache: “I don’t know where they saw the free-kick either. A lot of situations like that went against us.” For Tullberg, these decisions were “decisive for the game as a whole.”
Despite the defeat, the BVB U19 head coach was satisfied with the team’s performance. “They left everything on the pitch,” he said and announced that he would praise his boys again in the dressing room.
However, he was somewhat critical of the way they exploited their chances: “But you also have to say that we got chances. We didn’t convert them.” In conclusion, however, he admitted that Hoffenheim were not responsible for these scenes and ultimately deserved to be German champions