Bottom side Nuremberg have added to calls to introduce goal-line technology into the Bundesliga after they were denied a goal, even though the ball had bounced over the line.

With his side 2-1 down after 81 minutes at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday, Nuremberg's Josip Drmic saw his shot hit the crossbar, then bounce behind the line and out into play.

To his dismay, the goal was not given by referee Christian Dingert and Nuremberg went on to lose 3-1 and stay bottom of the Bundesliga.

"The ball must be a full diameter behind the line, which it wasn't," insisted Dingert, although replays looked like it was.

With Hawkeye goal technology having been introduced in England's Premier League this season, there are growing calls in Germany for it to be introduced to the Bundesliga as well.

It remains a hot topic here after Bayer Leverkusen beat Hoffenheim 2-1 last month, only for replays to show Stefan Kiessling's winning header entered the goal through a hole in the side netting.

While Drmic was left holding his head in the hands after his goal was not given, Nuremberg coach Gertjan Verbeek was fuming as a point would have kept them off the bottom.

"The referee was asleep," said the 51-year-old Dutchman, who took charge of struggling Nuremberg three weeks ago.

"It was a clear goal.

"It simply can not be the case that at the end of the season we are missing a point and are relegated."

Verbeek also took a swipe at Michel Platini, the president of European football's governing body UEFA, who is opposed to goal-line technology to tell referees if the ball has crossed the line.

"We have the technology, but we also have Michel Platini and he is the boss," said the Nuremberg coach.