Union Berlin head coach Steffen Baumgart was not a fan of the ruling of offside on Ilyas Ansah’s seemingly good goal in the 10th minute of his squad’s 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich.
Baumgart (maybe rightfully) thought the decision was a joke.
“The first goal was a goal. To call offside by those 5 millimeters – and we’re literally talking about five millimeters – someone’s completely out of their mind,” Baumgart told Sky Germany (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).
The ruling played a major role in the match and kept Union Berlin from cashing in on three points instead of just one after a fiery and intense effort.
While the sting is presently there, it will dull and Baumgart will likely be happy about what he saw from his squad overall on the day.
Bayern Munich hit the road in the ultimate “trap game” situation after big wins over Bayer Leverkusen (Bundesliga) and Paris Saint-Germain (Champions League) just before an international break.
For any team, that could have spelled danger — and this Bayern Munich squad was not immune.
Bayern Munich and Union Berlin fought to a 2-2 in a match that reeked of danger for the Bavarians from the opening whistle. Let’s get this started and talk about how this all played out. This is what we have on tap on this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Postgame Show:
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