Karim Adeyemi has corrected his statements on the controversial penalty situation against Eintracht Frankfurt. The youngster now admits his foul should have resulted in a penalty.
It was the excitement of the weekend. When the score was 1-1 between Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund, Jesper Lindstr̦m, who was ready to score, was brought down by Adeyemi shortly before the BVB goal. Everyone who followed the game agreed, at the latest when watching the slow motion, that this foul should result in a penalty Рbut referee Stegemann and his team decided to continue playing.
Only after the final whistle did the referee admit that this was a wrong decision. Only Adeyemi insisted after the game that it was the right decision not to give a penalty. “It wasn’t a foul for me. I don’t know, I felt like I was body to body with him. That’s why I thought the referee was right,” said the Dortmunder.
However, Adeyemi corrected that view on Monday, admitting via Instagram that he and his team were very lucky at the scene. “Dear fans! To address the controversial interview and to clarify! I wasn’t shown the scene after the game and in the game it felt different to me,” he explained, admitting: “After seeing the pictures, I have to admit honestly that my testimony was wrong. Had I seen the pictures during the interview, I would certainly have agreed with [Nico] Schlotterbeck.”Schlotterbeck had already publicly stated that Adeyemi’s shot was a “clear penalty acted.
This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Adeyemi corrects himself after penalty fuss: “My statement was wrong”.
