The Geretsrieder River Rats can still buy the ticket for the pre-play-offs in Dorfen on Sunday, but they have to win with at least four goals. If not, the season is over.
Geretsried - Are the Geretsried River Rats on ice for the last time this season? Or is there an extension in the form of pre-play-offs in the "Best of three" mode against a club from the upper Bayernliga round? The starting position for Sebastian Wanner's team is clear: as the current third in the relegation round, you have to win at ESC Dorfen (5 p.m.) after regular time to catch up on points to the second-placed TSV Peißenberg. If both have 24 counters, the goal difference counts. If the River Rats win by four goals, both clubs have an eleven. In this case, the number of goals scored is decisive and the ESC (46) would be ahead of the ice hackers (42).
The coach himself tries to hide the statistics before the last official match. "We play for victory, not for space," emphasizes Wanner, who made a specific announcement at the start of the season: "I always want to win the last game of a season. Then you are either a master or you have managed to stay in the class. ”
It is already certain that Geretsrieder will start again in the Bayernliga next year. The question remains whether they can and want to mobilize forces again after this turbulent season? "There are many factors that are decisive," says the 43-year-old. The results of their relegation opponent EA Schongau on Friday (against Schweinfurt) and on Sunday (against Königsbrunn) are important for Dorfener. "And then anything can happen during the game." The possible scenarios were discussed in training. "It will be important that we do not have to go two goals behind, as is so often the case against Dorfen," emphasizes Wanner, who can rely on Benedikt May and Michael Hölzl again, but will have to do without the suspended Daniel Merl. He has already demonstrated that the ESC can win high in Dorfen this year: On January 5 there was a 10: 3 victory. tw
River Rats Geretsried
Albanese, Morczinietz - Stava, Englbrecht, Jorde, Fuchs, Tauber, L. Rizzo, Rieger - S. Rizzo, Hrazdira, Strobl, Berger, May, M. Köhler, Hölzl, Reiter, Bursch.
