Overview

• Vieira was sent off in the 90+8 minute for a high-speed, studs-up challenge on Union’s Leopold Querfeld during a 0:0 match in Berlin.
• Referee Deniz Aytekin called it foul play but said he will note that Vieira tried to withdraw his leg, citing the challenge’s high dynamics.
• The DFB’s Sportgericht will review the incident using the match report and footage, and HSV coach Merlin Polzin said he expects a short ban.
• Vieira injured his knee in the same play and received lengthy on-field treatment, with the club assessing a timeline that could exceed any suspension.
• Warmed Omari also picked up an ankle problem, leaving HSV to juggle fitness concerns after securing a point away to Union.