Overview
- Referee Sascha Stegemann changed an initial yellow to a straight red following a VAR review of the 88th-minute challenge.
- The incident came in a 1:1 draw in Mainz, and Moerstedt was able to continue playing.
- Kohr posted on Instagram that he intended to block a pass, not strike Moerstedt, and he apologized to the player, his teammates and fans.
- The sending-off is Kohr’s ninth in the Bundesliga, moving him past Jens Nowotny and Luiz Gustavo for the all-time lead.
- Mainz coach Bo Henriksen and sporting director Niko Bungert said there was no malicious intent, but the team must plan without Kohr until the length of his ban is confirmed.