Overview
- Ilyas Ansah’s early header for Union Berlin was disallowed after a VAR check that Sky, citing the Kölner Keller, said measured an offside of roughly one to two centimeters.
- TV graphics highlighted the tiny margin as Sky commentator Jonas Friedrich described it as ‘not even a shoelace,’ pointing to the leather of the shoe.
- DAZN analyst Tobias Schweinsteiger called the call ‘brutally close’ and argued the semi‑automated system offers consistency, though in this case it was ‘maximally unlucky’ for Union.
- Fans at the sold‑out Alte Försterei voiced anger and online debate flared, with even some Bayern supporters criticizing millimeter‑level offside rulings.
- Union later went ahead through Danilho Doekhi in the 27th minute before Luis Díaz equalized for Bayern, sending the match to half‑time at 1:1.