Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez' goal was not enough to give Bayer Leverkusen a share of the points against Wolfsburg on Saturday as a refereeing error cost Roger Schmidt's side.
Hernandez took his tally to six goals in four consecutive competitive matches when he equalised at the Volkswagen Arena, but Julian Draxler scored a 77th-minute goal for the hosts to secure a 2-1 win.
However, Die Wolfe's victory was controversial as there was a clear offisde before Nicklas Bendtner netted the opening goal, intensifying the debate over the use of video technology in the Bundesliga.
The linesman had signalled that Vierinha was offside in the build-up only to be overruled by referee Manuel Grafe, who believed the ball had been played by Leverkusen's Kevin Kampl rather than Schurrle.
"I made a mistake and I'm very sorry. Leverkusen are right to be annoyed," Grafe said, according to the Rheinische Post.
"I have to praise Leverkusen. In spite of the incorrect decision, I was able to talk reasonably to [sporting director] Rudi Voller and Schmidt at half-time. I told both of them what I saw. They told me they'd already seen the TV playbacks and that's not what happened."
In the immediate aftermath of the controversial Bendtner goal, though, Voller had sprinted down from his seat in the stands to the coaching zone, where he was seen angrilydiscussing the decision with the fourth official Wolfgang Stark.
Voller told Bild: "If I don't get excited then I'm in the wrong job. I simply can't understand how Mr Grafe took it all on himself and didn't trust his assistant.
"He has to be 100 percent certain, but he wasn't -- he asked Schurrle and Kampl."
Former German Football League executive Andreas Rettig, a member of the International Football Association Board (IFAB)'s advisory panel, said video evidence could be introduced in a limited capacity.
He stressed that coaches should not be allowed to initiate their own challenges to decisions.
"It's not about clearing up every situation," Rettig said in kicker. "We resist the so-called 'coach challenges,' because you could use the time-out for tactical coaching."
The proposal would allow for incidents to be reviewed by a video referee in three specific situations in a match,.
The video referee would be able to rule on whether goals had been scored fairly; highlight fouls that take place out of sight of the referee; and help determine whether infringements take place inside or outside the penalty area.
Rettig, who now is the CEO at second-tier club St. Pauli, said that this might not make football "100 percent fair" but could reduce incorrect decisions.
Meanwhile, Leverkusen have launched a Spanish Twitter feed.
The German side enjoyed a huge spike in popularity on social media after signing Hernandez, with a number of Mexico supporters following the club.