Morale and character showed the Munich Lions in the thrilling 3:2 against MSV Duisburg But there was one small flaw.
The fourth win of the season for the Löwen – it was preceded by a real rollercoaster ride. 0:1, 1:1, 2:1 through a stroke of genius from Sascha Mölders. After Steinhart’s mistake on the second penalty, the hosts responded with great morale to make it 2:2.
“We just went full throttle and turned the game around with an incredible will, “, commented TSV professional Yannick Deichmann on the comeback success. Coach Michael Köllner also named “morale and character” as reasons for the fourth win of the season.
In the end it got a bit wild and dramatic. Unnecessarily dramatic. “We have the clearest opportunities to close the thing early,” monished Köllner, but added with a smile: “I deliberately chose this job – knowing full well that games like this probably go on your life expectancy just like alcohol or drug addiction.” Mölders, whose ball hit the crossbar, and Steinhart, who missed his second penalty, could have decided the game early on.
The only question is: Were these three points against relegation or for promotion? Köllner declared with his usual self-confidence: “I trust the team to remain unbeaten for five, ten or 15 games at any time.” On Saturday, 1860 have to play Havelse, who are bottom of the league, and three days later Mannheim come for a catch-up game. After that, Köllner should know more or less where the journey is heading.
