Three red cards for Werder
“Outrageous”: Player settles accounts with referee
After the three red cards against Werder Bremen in the match against Mainz 05 on Friday (1:0), Leonardo Bittencourt found clear words after the game. "What happened on the pitch today was outrageous," scolded the goalscorer.
In stoppage time, Niklas Stark received his second yellow card for time-wasting and was sent off with a yellow-red card. Referee Martin Petersen was not at all pleased that his team-mate Marco Friedl was upset about this and the Austrian was also sent off with a yellow card. All good things come in threes: after the final whistle, Bremen coach Ole Werner was also shown a straight red - also for complaining.
Clearly too much of a good thing, in Bittencourt's opinion. The 31-year-old cursed to DAZN: "The referees were arrogant, hats off to them. What happened on the pitch today was outrageous. Petersen was in the mood to show Werder Bremen red cards."
"The issue is over for me"
Werner, on the other hand, was clear: "I couldn't control myself, that can't happen to me. I apologize. But something has built up over the last few weeks." The issue was clarified that evening, as Petersen assured: "Words were spoken that were not okay. He came into the dressing room after the game and apologized to me. That's why the issue is over for me."
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