Haven’t you ever questioned about this on the stadium? Common taking part in time is over, the fourth official shows the added time, you stare intently on the video wall – and notice that there isn’t a countdown exhibiting the precise seconds.
A mistake? In any case, that’s how it’s on TV. No! In response to the foundations, it is a very deliberate determination. The concept behind it: followers needs to be much less capable of put stress on the referee.
However yesterday, the exact-second countdown for added time made its Bundesliga debut. Through the 3-3 draw between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund, spectators had been capable of watch each single second of additional time tick down for the primary time. In response to a call by the German Soccer League (DFL), this would be the case for all matches within the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga sooner or later.
It was about time.
This text was translated into English by Synthetic Intelligence.
📸 Sandra Behne – Bongarts