After the VAR chaos: Undav saves Stuttgart against Wolfsburg

Thanks to Deniz Undav, Stuttgart saved a last-minute Bundesliga point after a good performance against Wolfsburg. Referee Sven Jablonski's decisions caused heated discussions earlier on Saturday. The match ended with a score of 2:2 (1:1).

Jonas Wind gave Wolfsburg the lead (20th minute), then Enzo Milot scored with a follow-up shot after a weak penalty kick saved by Wolfsburg goalkeeper Camil Grabara (32nd minute). Atakan Karazor was sent off with a yellow and red card, then Mohamed Amora added the second goal in the 68th minute.

Undav equalized in stoppage time. However, the lack of VAR intervention due to regulations when Atakan Karazor was sent off caused heated discussions.

Jablonski on his decision: “It bothers me a lot”

He added: “We are happy that we got a point away from home in the end, but obviously we are not happy with some of the things that happened before that.”VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß said in a Sportschau interview.

He added: “Sven Jablonski knows he made a mistake and he knew it very quickly, so there is no need to add more to it now. But the players proved that our player is ready and that the correct decision would have been made the other way around.”

In fact, Jablonski was aware of his mistake in sending Karazor off, even though it was Maximilian Arnold who scored for Karazor in the scene. “Noticing a foul on Arnold, the player also grabbed his ankle and said he felt a stingJablonski said after the match on Sky:I've seen the pictures now and I have to realize that it was Arnold who hit his opponent. The yellow and red were wrong, and that really bothers me“.

VfB submits an objection to the German Football Association

On Sunday morning, VFB announced that it would appeal to the German Football Association against the upcoming ban imposed on Atakan Karazor. The Stuttgart team referred to a “clear error on the part of the referee.”

It therefore makes sense to protest against yellow and red cards, says sporting director Fabian Wohlgemuth: “The referee apologized for his mistake, and Atakan accepted this apology. This shows greatness. However, we had to do without our captain for 30 minutes in Wolfsburg, should we do the same in the next home match against Hoffenheim? A double penalty cannot be imposed.” “. “It must be imposed in the spirit of fair play.”

Strong start from Stuttgart, but Wolfsburg scores

Hoeneß's side started this match with great self-confidence after their recent 5-1 win over Borussia Dortmund. Host Wolfsburg tried to defend with concentration, but were lucky to have Grabara, Kastels' successor, between the posts in the fourth minute. Following a pass from Fabian Rieder, Ermedin Demirovic shot from eleven meters outside the turn, but was blocked by Poland.

But “Wolves” took the lead from their first opportunity: Mohamed Ammoura had no challenger on the left, sending a perfect cross into the middle, where Wind fired a penalty kick into the bottom right. Wind was brought into the starting lineup at short notice by Ralph Hasenhuttl for Riedel Baku.

Unnecessary penalty for Stuttgart and a questionable suspension

Stuttgart's equalizer came after an unnecessary mistake by Sebastian Bornau: Jimmy Levling headed down the left half towards the baseline, but the Wolfsburg centre-back approached Levling too recklessly and knocked him off his feet. Grabara doubted the implementation of the corner kick requested by Milot in the penalty kick, but he pushed it away to the middle. Milot reacted quickly and pushed the ball into the net. Shortly before half-time, Mittelstadt narrowly missed the mark after a lovely one-two with Demirovic.

Then the big thrill: when referee Jablonski showed yellow and red for Atakan Karazor, Hoeneß was a mess. Maximilian Arnold, Carrazor's opponent, stepped on the Stuttgart player's ankle during the duel and would in turn have received a penalty kick – he had already seen the yellow card himself. But because it was only a “warning” for Carrazor, Cologne's VAR was unable to intervene in the match.

“I got kicked and it's going to hurt for a good week, but I thought we were going to get a throw-in. Then I turned around and saw the red card being pulled at me. That's when the disbelief started.”Carrazor described the situation in an interview with Sportschau.

Wolfsburg quickly took advantage of their advantage: Wind stole the ball from Deniz Undav in midfield and sent Amour his way. He remained calm on the counterattack and did not give Alexander Nübel a chance.

Jablonski regains the red color against Wolfsburg's Amora

A little later, the referee was again the biggest scare: after an attack from Amora, Jablonski received a red card, but this time the VAR called. Working with Jablonski on screen, the referees overturned the ejection after several minutes and watching the video images countless times.

Nine minutes into stoppage time, Undav scored a deserved equaliser: Chris Fuhrich sent the ball to Maxi Mittelstadt in the left corner of the penalty area, and his cross reached Undav, who was running with him, and who converted it perfectly from close range.

Wolfsburg at Bochum, Stuttgart vs. Hoffenheim

VfL Wolfsburg plays VfL Bochum in the sixth round (October 5, 3:30 p.m.). A day later, Stuttgart welcomes TSG from Hoffenheim (6 October, 7:30pm).