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Upton

(9,709 posts)
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 05:04 PM Oct 2013

Game-Winning Bundesliga Goal Doesn't Actually Go In..





During today's match at Hoffenheim, Bayer Leverkusen striker Stefan Kießling put a header just outside the near post. The ball somehow snuck through the netting, and Kießling was awarded a goal.

The celebration was a bit subdued (nobody make eye contact with the officials!), but it wasn't particularly amusing for Hoffenheim. A late goal would make it 2-1, making Kießling's header through the onion bag the winner.


http://deadspin.com/game-winning-bundesliga-goal-doesnt-actually-go-in-1448017072?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+deadspin%2Ffull+%28Deadspin%29

Some form of replay or goal line technology, and you wouldn't see things like this..
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Game-Winning Bundesliga Goal Doesn't Actually Go In.. (Original Post) Upton Oct 2013 OP
Freakish! Ron Obvious Oct 2013 #1
Even the Hoffenheim players don't look to be complaining.. Upton Oct 2013 #2
I would hope... Aquavit Oct 2013 #3
Believe it or not, VWolf Oct 2013 #5
unbelieveable... Aquavit Oct 2013 #6
And now it's even more ridiculous Aquavit Oct 2013 #7
Never seen that before BKH70041 Oct 2013 #4
 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
1. Freakish!
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 05:13 PM
Oct 2013

That's an utterly bizarre goal! I certainly can't blame the ref here. Even forewarned, I initially thought it was perfectly valid and the non-goal would be coming later in the segment.

Upton

(9,709 posts)
2. Even the Hoffenheim players don't look to be complaining..
Fri Oct 18, 2013, 05:23 PM
Oct 2013

though I would think the keeper would be more aware. The only one who seems to know what happened was Kiessling, who immediately put his hands to his head knowing his header was going wide. Very odd.

Aquavit

(488 posts)
3. I would hope...
Sat Oct 19, 2013, 06:44 PM
Oct 2013

that the Bundesliga will eventually reverse this goal and give a point to Hoffenheim. It totally looks like a good goal at first, but it just wasn't. Kießling is a fine striker, he should be more than able to collect a replacement for this goal as the season goes along.

Aquavit

(488 posts)
7. And now it's even more ridiculous
Wed Oct 30, 2013, 11:14 AM
Oct 2013

Leverkusen striker Stefan Kiessling has been forced to shut off his Facebook page due to all the threats and verbal abuse he has been receiving over this.

[link] http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1599651/abuse-forces-bayer-leverkusen-stefan-kiessling-take-facebook-account?cc=5901 [/link]

For crying out loud, it's not like Kiessling made the "goal" call here. Even if he had, it's just a bloody game...

BKH70041

(961 posts)
4. Never seen that before
Thu Oct 24, 2013, 08:47 PM
Oct 2013

Goal line tech is the answer. Where the EPL leads others will eventually follow.

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