“Not just an atmosphere-killer, but a wrong decision too,” said SC Freiburg striker Nils Petersen after his team were denied a 4-3 stoppage-time win over VfL Wolfsburg the weekendbefore last. Having come back from 1-3 down to seemingly win the game in the 93rd minute, the video assistant referee (VAR) intervened to declare that Freiburg defender DominiqueHeintz had been in an offside position that may have impeded the view of Wolfsburg’s keeper Koen Casteels.
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