Fortunately for him, no supporters came for today's game, or the referee would never have been able to come out alive. It was clear that the supporters' presence on the stand wasn't just to show their unwavering support for the team, but also to intimidate the referee and the opponent's players for the whole game.
Yeah, the home ground advantage was real, as 60,000 people cursing at you would be enough to make your knees buckle.
Still, now that the punishment had been given there, the game had to be continued. Tomasz Waldoch, the Polish assistant coach, took over the command immediately, and the first thing he did was to put Jonas Hofmann, a defensive midfielder, in to replace the injured Rabbi Matondo.
It wasn't just a decision coming from him, but the man had already received an instruction from Frohling before the man left the pitch.
