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VAR controversies and penalty trouble: Hannover 96 plays a draw!
Hannover 96 draws 2-2 with Elversberg on November 1st, 2025. Controversies flare up over the penalty decision and VAR discussion.
VAR controversies and penalty trouble: Hannover 96 plays a draw!
In a thrilling duel in the 2nd Bundesliga, Hannover 96 met SV Elversberg today. The game ended in a 2-2 draw, but it was primarily a controversial penalty decision that heated up tempers. Hannover coach Christian Titz was angry about the referee's decision after the end of the game and blamed her for the result.
The decisive moment came in the 79th minute: Referee Timo Gerach awarded a penalty after SVE player Frederik Schmahl was touched by Hannover's Jannik Rochelt in the penalty area. Coach Vincent Wagner from Elversberg later said that he would not have given the penalty, which is seen as further evidence of the controversy surrounding the decision.
VAR and decision making
Despite the use of VAR, it did not intervene in this situation, which further fueled the debate about its effectiveness. Markus Merk, a former Bundesliga referee, criticized the interaction between the referees and the VAR and spoke of a lack of competence. Rochelt himself said that he had difficulty recognizing a clear foul, while Gerach defended his decision as he had observed the scene from a good position.
Elversberg's Lukas Petkov went for the penalty but missed. In the follow-up shot, Bambasé Conté still made it 2-1 for Elversberg. However, Hannover didn't give up and equalized 2-2 through Virgil Ghita five minutes before the end. This means that the discussion about penalty decisions and the work of the VAR remains a hot topic in the Bundesliga and beyond.
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