After the Bundesliga match against FC Bayern, Freiburg defender Matthias Ginter had an outburst in front of the referee’s booth. The central defender has now been punished for this by the DFB.
Two goals conceded in a long stoppage time, three points late to none at all: For SC Freiburg, last Saturday’s Bundesliga match against FC Bayern offered plenty of potential for frustration. In the case of Matthias Ginter, this was vented directly afterwards in the stadium catacombs. The central defender has now been fined by the DFB for his outburst in front of the referee’s booth.
As the association announced on Wednesday afternoon, the 32-year-old was sentenced to a fine of 15,000 euros by the DFB sports court in individual proceedings for unsportsmanlike conduct. The DFB Control Committee had previously brought charges against Freiburg’s leading player.
After the referee team led by referee Daniel Siebert had already entered the dressing room, Ginter “suddenly” shouted outside the dressing room and kicked the door from the outside. The words “You always tell us off” were clearly audible in the corridors. The centre-back has since reportedly apologized to the referee. Ginter has already agreed to the verdict, making it legally binding.
Freiburg’s frustration was mainly directed at the long stoppage time of eight minutes imposed by the referees. Coach Julian Schuster had expressed his surprise at this after the final whistle and added: “Then the eight minutes were up, you can blow the whistle and everything is fine – and you don’t have to let it go.” Lennart Karl then made it 3:2 shortly after the eight minutes had elapsed. The corner kick decision before Munich made it 2:2 also stirred up Freiburg’s emotions.
However, from a neutral, objective point of view, there was no blatant disadvantage for Freiburg.
Captain Christian Günter also stood in front of the referee’s booth alongside Ginter. However, the left-back had his emotions under control and told Siebert that he would come over for an exchange when he had calmed down. That’s what happened – and Günter avoided Ginter’s penalty as a result.