The EHF will negotiate the Slovenian protest against the evaluation of the European Championship’s preliminary round match against Germany (25:25) on Tuesday morning. The Slovenians must present their arguments for the objection in writing by 9 a. m., after which the Disciplinary Commission will announce a decision by 12 noon. An EHF speaker told the SID of this.
It is a question of whether the seven-metre lead to the last-second equaliser for the German team by Tobias Reichmann was right. Three Slovenian players had previously prevented Paul Drux from throwing Germany in. The point of contention is whether the ball left Drux’s hand before or after the final siren.
The Lithuanian referees had only made their decision after minutes of watching the video pictures and pleaded for seven meters. The decision is based on a rule introduced in the summer of 2016, according to which a gross misdemeanor and an illegal execution of a throw must be punished within the last 30 seconds with a seven-metre and a red card. The “Instant Replay”, with which the referees evaluate controversial scenes according to video images, is the first time that an EM.
The German team is looking forward to the EHF decision with confidence:”The referees took advantage of the opportunity to provide video evidence and intensively examined the last few seconds. Their final decision is in line with the rules,”the DHB stated:” We understand the sporting disappointment of our opponent because of the dramatic end of the game, but we are calmly looking forward to a protest from the Slovenian delegation.