Vincent Kompany and Julian Schuster clash over 11 minutes of extra time in dramatic Bayern Munich Bundesliga victory
Vincent Kompany and Julian Schuster clash over 11 minutes of extra time in dramatic Bayern Munich Bundesliga victory Bayern Munich’s dramatic 2-3 come-from-behind Bundesliga victory over Freiburg on Saturday afternoon produced a controversial talking point. Namely, the fact that 11 full minutes of extra time added at the end of the second half. Freiburg entered injury time up 2-1.
Vincent Kompany’s FCB scored two goals in the initially announced eight minutes of extra time. Match official Daniel Siebert ended up doling out yellow cars to complaining Freiburg players and coaches afterwards. At the post-match press conference, the two coaches naturally had very different opinions on the matter.
Bayern’s Vincent Kompany – answering several questions before Freiburg’s Julian Schuster was allowed to give his opening statement due to scheduling conflicts – provided his opinion on the matter first before exiting the press conference early. Vincent Kompany defends the extra time allowance “ It could have been longer, ” Kompany said in direct response to a question about the added extra time. “ But I have my theories about it.
That’s probably the big point on which Julian and I beg to differ today. I was a little frustrated [by Freiburg’s attempts to run out the clock], though I would have done the same thing if I were in that situation. “ We need to keep the game running, and one loses 15, 20, 30 seconds every time players stall or engage the referee, ” Kompany continued.
“ Whatever the opponent does to try and take those three points, that’s fine. We still need to do everything to keep the game going. That’s the reason I felt the extra time wasn’t exaggerated.