Stefan Kiessling from Bayer Leverkusen has scored a ghost goal. His header went wide, but touched the net of the goal. Due to a hole in the net, the ball went into the goal from the side and not between the bars. Referee Felix Brych, a World Cup candidate, missed that. The only thing he saw was that the ball was in the goal. He awarded the goal.
Did it influences the result? Definately: Leverkusen beated Hoffenheim with a 1-2 win.
UPDATE: German tv channel ARD did a poll and 57 percent of the respondents wanted the match to be replayed. Thirty percent say that Leverkusen should stay the winner of the match. The other thirteen percent had no meaning.
UPDATE 2 Monday 28th of October: German FA decided that the ghost goal match will not be replayed eventhough the result might seem “unsatisfactory” from a sporting point of view, says Hans E. Lorenz, chairman of German FA’s jugde panel. Hoffenheim can protest against the decision within a week.
How do you check the nets before the match? And do you check every part of it? This hole was very small, as you can see in the video below.
Also check this video of a Wrexham “ghoast goal”, in the end correctly allowed by referee Amy Fearn.
Hoe controleer jij de netten bij een potje voetbal? Zelfs door een klein gaatje kan ie er via de zijkant in. http://t.co/RKNiT8jURn
RT @dutchreferee: How do you check the nets before your match? This ever happened to you? http://t.co/X6U2IFxcgf
RT @dutchreferee: How do you check the nets before your match? This ever happened to you? http://t.co/X6U2IFxcgf
Een Phantom Tor in de Duitse competitie: Kiessling scoort via gat in de zijkant van het doelnet. http://t.co/RKNiT8jURn
@dutchreferee I’ve seen similar happen (I was other AR), but hole was spotted/discussed B4 game & ref/AR did well to not award goal.
@dutchreferee I was ref when hard-kicked ball hit *back* post in goal & bounced straight out. Was certain it hit front; AR set me straight!
Ghost goal allowed by referee in German Bundesliga – http://t.co/0jMs342gWc http://t.co/0jMs342gWc
Even a small hole in the net could lead to a ghost goal. Harsh moments for a referee http://t.co/0nS6NTX6o3
RT @dutchreferee: Even a small hole in the net could lead to a ghost goal. Harsh moments for a referee http://t.co/0nS6NTX6o3
RT @dutchreferee: How do you check the nets before your match? This ever happened to you? http://t.co/X6U2IFxcgf
RT @dutchreferee: Ghost goal incident referee Felix Brych appointed for AC Milan – Barcelona. http://t.co/X6U2IFxcgf
Why weren’t the nets check thoroughly before the start of the game? I can understand from where the referee was standing why this happened. Referees are not running a wide enough diagonal to pick up these things.
Think that’s the biggest problem, Errol. Right before the match the check is short, but in the warming-up or even hours before the match it should be checked thoroughly.
Duitse bond beslist maandag of de wedstrijd het het spookdoelpunt wordt overgespeeld. http://t.co/DVCBsLVRvu
RT @dutchreferee: German FA will decide next Monday if the match with the ghost goal will be replayed. http://t.co/X6U2IFxcgf
German FA will decide next Monday if the match with the ghost goal will be replayed. http://t.co/0nS6NTX6o3
Poll German tv channel: 57% of respondents say ghost goal match should be replayed. 30% no re-match. 13% no meaning http://t.co/0nS6NTX6o3
Majority of German football fans say ghost goal match should be replayed. What do you think? http://t.co/0nS6NTX6o3
@dutchreferee What is the difference with a ball that not passed the line between the posts & crossbar and the score was given ?
Duitse voetbalbond: wedstrijd met spookdoelpunt wordt NIET overnieuw gespeeld http://t.co/DVCBsLVRvu
@dutchreferee For me, blames lies with ground staff as much as the officials, why did they not pick this up either?
Agreed! “@dutchreferee: No re-match of German ghost goal match http://t.co/KCnebBMhzr”
RT @dutchreferee: No re-match of German ghost goal match http://t.co/X6U2IFxcgf
@rtyrrell3 German FA announced today that the match will not be replayed: http://t.co/4qos1q7gIg