{"id":10107,"date":"2026-03-09T03:37:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T03:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=10107"},"modified":"2026-03-09T03:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T03:37:57","slug":"var-masked-fan-unplugs-monitor-in-german-second-division-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=10107","title":{"rendered":"VAR: Masked fan unplugs monitor in German second division match"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A masked fan unplugged a video assistant referee (VAR) monitor in a German second division match on Sunday as the referee was went to the pitchside screen to check a penalty award.<\/b><\/p>\n

The incident occurred at the end of the first half of Preussen Munster’s 2-1 home defeat by Hertha Berlin in Bundesliga 2.<\/p>\n

VAR had intervened and referee Felix Bickel was asked to review the incident on a pitchside monitor, but found the screen blank.<\/p>\n

“A masked spectator from the active fan section illegally entered the pitch and unplugged the technical equipment,” Preussen Munster said in a statement., external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

With Bickel unable to make the call, the decision was left to the VAR official Katrin Rafalski in Cologne, ruling that it was a foul and for Bickel to award a penalty, which Hertha scored.<\/p>\n

“Preussen Munster regrets the incident and will do everything in its power to identify and bring the perpetrator(s) to justice,” the club added,<\/p>\n

“Furthermore, immediate measures have been taken to prevent similar incidents in the future. Initial findings indicate that this was a planned action – a banner to that effect was displayed in the home section shortly after the technical malfunction.”<\/p>\n

German media reported that a banner reading “Pull the plug on VAR” was displayed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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