Bayern Munich has again "called for the introduction of goalline technology in the Bundesliga, only days after the double winners benefited from a lack of it during the German Cup final on Saturday," according to Karolos Grohmann of REUTERS.
Bayern beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 with both goals scored in extra time, but the losing side was aggrieved that a Mats Hummels header midway through the second half was not allowed to stand.
TV replays "clearly showed the entire ball had crossed the goalline before it was cleared."
Clubs from Germany's top two divisions "voted against the introduction of goalline technology two months ago," but Germany's football league (DFL) said this week that it "would review the matter if a club filed another request." Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said,
"We submitted this application for the introduction of goalline technology only for the Bundesliga at the earliest possible moment so as to protect referees. It is unbearable to see referees who do not have replays, slow motion or even mathematical calculations to be pilloried in public." In the March 24 vote by the 36 clubs from the first and second divisions, only half of the top-flight clubs -- including Bayern and Dortmund -- "were in favour of goalline technology while only three of 18 second tier teams backed the idea." A two-thirds majority "is needed and many clubs are against it because of the technology's cost."
This is why Bayern's request "refers only to the top division." Rummenigge said, "From media coverage of the issue it seems cost is the main reason why second division clubs overwhelmingly rejected it" (REUTERS, 5/21).
