Bayern Munich had played 12 players on the field at the end of the match against Freiburg which they won 4-1, Saturday (2/4) night.
The Reds was two points ahead when an error occurred in the closing minutes of the German Bundesliga match.
The problem was finally resolved, despite having to postpone the match for quite a long time.
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What happened in the match Bayern Munich vs Freiburg?
Around the 80th minute, a Bayern substitution sparked chaos on the pitch.
Niklas Sule was introduced as a substitute for Corentin Tolisso, who was forced to leave due to illness despite being a substitute himself.
At the same time, Bayern also decided to withdraw Kingsley Coman and enter Marcel Sabitzer.
Sule and Sabitzer came on before Coman left, leaving Bayern down to 12 men.
The game went on for a few seconds before being stopped and the miscalculation was justified – and Sabitzer then scored the visitors’ fourth goal before the final whistle.
“Niklas Sule came in and I realized there were no players [Bayern] that came out,” Freiburg defender Nico Schlotterbeck told Sky post-match.
“Then the game continued, I initially counted the number of players and informed the referee. It seems that if I don’t report it, he will not be aware.”
What is the cause of the error?
According to Julian Nagelsmann, Bayern boss, the fault lies with the electronic substitution board, and once the error is realised, The Reds fix it right away.
Instead of Coman’s jersey number, namely No. 11, the change board instead shows No. 29, and no Bayern player has that jersey number.
A vague situation. Coco [Tolisso] stomach ache and went straight to the locker room. Coman didn’t know he was supposed to come out and stay on the pitch for eight to nine seconds. But not to the point of changing the course of the game,” he told reporters.
