Axel Hellmann, the official spokesperson for the supervisory board of Eintracht Frankfurt, has called for the necessity of implementing video assistant technology in the early stages of the German Cup, following his team's exit from the tournament against Borussia Dortmund in a penalty shootout with a score of 4-2.

Hellmann said after the match: "I support everything that can be verified clearly and accurately; we must use video technology to make fair and objective decisions, this is what should be done."

Frankfurt's demand came after the controversy surrounding the equalizing goal scored by Julian Brandt in the 48th minute, as club officials believe that the goal should not have been counted due to offside on Maximilian Philipp.

Hellmann added: "I spoke with the referee after the match, he watched the clip, and confirmed that there was offside, but he couldn't see it in real-time."

Dino Toppmöller, Frankfurt's coach, also commented, saying: "It was a clear offside situation in front of the goal, but it's difficult for the assistant referee to see it with the naked eye."

It is worth noting that VAR technology is not used in the German Cup until the round of 16, due to the participation of amateur clubs in the early rounds of the tournament.