Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac expressed his intense anger towards the video assistant referee technology following his team's 2-2 draw with Leipzig in the 23rd round of the Bundesliga.

Kovač's objections arose from the failure to award a clear penalty after team player Karim Adeyemi was tackled inside the penalty area in the 89th minute, despite footage proving the foul.

The coach explained that he had practiced judo in his youth, which made him clearly see the unwarranted intervention, emphasizing that the video referee did not make the right decision despite all the evidence being available.

Kovač pointed out that the main referee was not responsible for the mistake, emphasizing that the correct decision should have come from the video assistant referee who has access to the same footage.

In the same context, the club's sporting director expressed his dissatisfaction with the lack of intervention by technology, asserting that the team deserved a penalty that could have changed the course of the match.