"A masked fan came out of the stands and unplugged the monitor which Felix Bickel was trying to use to decide on a penalty in Sunday's second-division game between Preussen Munster and Hertha Berlin. TV footage showed a person in white overalls and a ski mask in Munster green climbing back into the home fans' stand."
"It did not stop the decision going against the home team because the video assistant referee, Katrin Rafalski, was able to decide remotely and communicated that decision to Bickel. Hertha's Fabian Reese scored the penalty, the opening goal of a 2-1 win."
"Munster's captain, Jorrit Hendrix, said he was happy about the incident, though. It shows how the fans experience things and that they want to do everything to win the game. If they can do something to influence it, they do that. I completely understand it and think it's a good thing."
During a second-division match between Preussen Munster and Hertha Berlin, an unidentified fan in white overalls and a ski mask unplugged the video review monitor that referee Felix Bickel was using to decide on a penalty. The incident appeared to be a planned protest against VAR technology, with fans displaying banners reading "Pull the plug on VAR." Despite the disruption, video assistant referee Katrin Rafalski made the decision remotely, and Hertha Berlin scored the penalty for a 2-1 victory. Munster condemned the incident and pledged to identify the perpetrator, though captain Jorrit Hendrix expressed support for the protest, reflecting widespread fan frustration with VAR delays since its introduction in Germany in 2017.
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