Overview
- In the 15th minute of St. Pauli’s 0:4 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach, the system drew its offside line on the wrong defender, according to a DFB statement read on Sky.
- The video assistant caught the error during the mandatory plausibility check and completed a manual review that confirmed the opening goal.
- This marked the third documented malfunction of the semi-automated offside technology at the Millerntor, raising venue-specific reliability concerns.
- St. Pauli president Oke Göttlich questioned paying for a tool that keeps failing, noted increased funding for refereeing structures, and said the club is in contact with league officials.
- TV expert Dietmar Hamann warned that inconsistent use or outages can distort competition and urged proactive testing before matchdays.