"Hoffenheim coach Christian Ilzer was pretty clear abut how he felt regarding the penalty and red card given to Kevin Akpoguma in the 17th minute of his team's 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich. "A clear wrong decision. There's no need to discuss it, everyone saw it. There was absolutely no foul. 75,000 people in the stadium were looking forward to a top match here. I feel a bit sorry for them that it turned into this game with one player less," Ilzer said (as captured by @iMiaSanMia)."
"Hoffenheim sporting director Andreas Schicker was equally bitter. "It's a pity that a top game was taken away from the fans in the stadium and at home by referee Stieler. In my opinion it was an offensive foul by Díaz. I have no understanding for that. We saw a game where many of the people involved on the pitch on both sides showed a great performance, but one [the referee] was overwhelmed," said Schicker."
Hoffenheim lost 5-1 to Bayern Munich after Kevin Akpoguma received a penalty and a red card in the 17th minute. Coach Christian Ilzer called the decision a clear wrong decision and stated there was absolutely no foul, expressing sympathy for the 75,000 fans. Sporting director Andreas Schicker described the call as having taken a top match away from supporters and labeled the incident an offensive foul by Díaz, saying the referee was overwhelmed. Despite the controversial decision and being reduced to ten men, Hoffenheim showed heart and guts during the match.
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