Schwing fans were warned: after a second decision against King Wenger, unpleasant whistles sounded

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Believe it or not, 19 Swiss faced each other in the sawdust in the Bernese Jura on Sunday. Among them was the last active Bernese king, Kilian Wenger (33). It’s been almost two years since his last festival win. On Sunday, Wenger seemed to put an end to this long dry period. The surprise bag Wenger, as some in the stands called him, swung merrily through the festival until the judges awarded him just 20-year-old Lars Zaugg in fifth gear.

And on him he gritted his teeth. The seconds ticked by, but then the Oberlander delivered a liberating blow: Wenger put the Emmentaler on his back, the audience cheered along with the relieved king – and was immediately silent again. The referee did not give the win. Whistles sounded from the ranks, which were immediately condemned by the speaker. “We are not here at a football match – the decisions of the referees must be respected,” the loudspeakers read. A clear message to the Schwing fans in the unsold stadium in Tramelan.

Sometimes stingy, sometimes generous

Just looking at the TV images showed: the referee was right. Wenger put Zaugg on his back after exactly seven minutes and a second. That was a second too late for the referee. If the king had won this fifth course instead of a stalker, he would almost certainly have won the festival.

What’s ironic about it? At the end of May, the stopwatch also played a central role in Oberaargau. There, Wenger could only win against Adrian Odermatt (22) because the referee let the course run a generous minute longer than the regular playing time.

Source : Blick