A Stormy Scenario at the NOFV Oberliga Nord Promotion Final! Was It Really a Goal?
Stirring Controversy: Unusual whirlpool around Wembley's goal during the promotion playoffs.
Preussen BFC secures promotion to the Regionalliga following a dramatic last-second goal by Lenny Stein, leaving Eintracht Mahlsdorf in disbelief. The goal's validity, however, sparks heated debates following the match, with doubt looming over whether it even crossed the goal line.
By Lukas Schulze
Berlin − A Buzzer Beater Frenzy in the NOFV North League has sent Preussen BFC to the Regionalliga Nordost, while Eintracht Mahlsdorf finds itself questioning the referee's decision. As videos surfaced, doubts deepened - did the ball truly enter the net?
The footage supports these doubts, with both the host's livestream and a video from RBB showing Stein's shot hitting the underside of the bar and seemingly bouncing out of the goal.Recalling the historic Wembley goal in 1966, memories emerge.
A trend soon develops online as a slow-motion video surfaces, suggesting that the ball missed the goal from the filmmaker's perspective.
Referee Marcel Riemer (39) awards the goal following a quick indication from assistant Tim Gerstenberg (24) who was far from the action. Supporters storm the pitch in celebration just 15 seconds later.
Protesting in the current situation? Fruitless, as the game wouldn't be restarted, and no video assistant is present in the fifth league.
Heated discussions persist, with Mahlsdorf coach Karsten Heine (70) asserting that there are sufficient images supporting the claim that the ball didn't pass the line.
The decisive moment that could have altered Mahlsdorf's promotion!
Although asserting his doubts, Heine shows sportsmanship by congratulating Preussen's coach, Daniel Volbert (52), and later, his players douse their coach in celebration.
Despite the ongoing controversy, BFC Preussen clinched their first-ever Regionalliga promotion on Saturday evening, while Mahlsdorf's season finale ended in bitter disappointment.
Lead photo: IMAGO / Matthias Koch (2)
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- Finale Furioso! Contender for the Regionalliga Nordost promotion determines the last promoted team
- Transfer campaign! Will this club vie for the Regionalliga Nordost's co-favoritism?
- Regionalliga Nordost: Club presents new coach - it's his eighth station in three years!
- The Buzzer Beater Frenzy in the European leagues' North League encountered a controversial end, as Preussen BFC's last-second goal by Lenny Stein sparks debates about its validity, reminiscent of the historic Wembley goal in 1966.
- The proclaimed champions-league-worthy performance by Mahlsdorf in the NOFV North League was marred by a critical and contentious moment, as the deciding goal that could have altered their promotion was awarded to Preussen BFC, despite evidence suggesting the ball did not cross the goal line.
