Dortmund’s goal was ruled out for a penalty after a VAR delay

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marcel Sabitzer He was denied the chance to score a hat-trick on Saturday after his penalty shot against Borussia Monchengladbach Video assistant referees (VARs) canceled the play after he scored.

Referee Florian Badstübner awarded Dortmund the spot kick in the 50th minute of the game with the team leading 2-1, with Sabitzer stepping up to coolly finish his second penalty of the game and third goal of the match.

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However, as Sabitzer began to celebrate, Badstübner immediately made the VAR signal and ran to the pitchside monitor to check the decision, swiftly deciding to rule out the penalty and subsequent goal.

The penalty originally was awarded due to a goalkeeper trip in Gladbach Jonas Omlin Dortmund Karim AdeyemiThe referee ruled that Omlin had touched the ball prior to Adeyemi’s removal.

Confusion reigned at Gladbach’s Borussia Park, with Dortmund manager Edin Terzić looking particularly perplexed in conversation with the fourth official after the incident.

The team won the match 2-1 despite having to play the last 35 minutes of the match with just 10 players after Adeyemi was sent off in the second half.