Kaufering - For a long time, the Red Hocks Kaufering held up on Saturday against the highly talented, young team of ETV "Piranhhas" Hamburg.
In the last part of the game, the predatory fish from the north were a bit livelier despite the long journey and decided the game 4: 8 for themselves.
The 51st minute was indicative of the fact that the Kauferinger could no longer oppose the young Hanseatic players in the decisive phase of the intensive game: After Jakob Bohls had put a penalty to 4: 6 and the heads of the fighting Kauferinger were already hanging a little lower, bet Hamburg's Leon Adelmann from the center line to solo. He was then allowed to run through to just before goalkeeper David Winzinger without being vigorously attacked and put his flick into the far corner for the preliminary decision.
The Red Hocks had apparently left too many grains in the previous game against the table third. The ETV, which had won all Bundesliga games so far except for a narrow defeat against record champions Weißenfels, also showed its maturity in Kaufering again and again. Because despite the long journey and tired legs, the "piranhhas" only needed a few chances to score three hits in the first third. So the Kauferinger, who acted with a lot of possession and tended to be closer to the next goal, had a hard time overall. Tobias Hutter brought the Red Hocks 1-0 lead with a volley after a chipped cross pass from Martin Riess, which was worth seeing (4th). Raphael Heinzelmann scored the second Kauferinger goal in the 11th minute.
But the few mistakes that the Reds made in the meantime in the build-up of the game, Hamburg used ice cold and quickly sought the conclusion. Despite the high proportion of the game against the favorites, the hosts had to come to terms with going into the first third break with a 2: 3 deficit.
In the second part of the game, the picture presented to the over 200 spectators remained similar. While Kaufering missed the chance to equalize in the power play, Christian Käber got Hamburg 2: 4. But then Kaufering was also accurate, especially captain Ricardo Wipfler: In the power play, the 20-year-old shortened to 3: 4 after a pass from Tobias Hutter, the best Kauferinger that day. In the 38th minute, Ricardo Wipfler executed a counterattack with a deliberate shot into the far corner. Newcomer Jan Küchli had previously refueled on the left and crossed Wipfler's backhand.
In the final third, Hamburg was more mature and lively in many situations. The “Piranhhas” gave a first taste in the 46th minute, when they levered the Kauferinger back line with two simple, direct cross passes and Christopher Willbrand only had to push in from a short distance. While U19 international Daniel Wipfler did not convert when he went it alone on goal, this double strike for Hamburg followed to 4: 7, so that the game was at least pre-decided from then on. After another outnumbered game did not give the Red Hocks a fifth goal, the coaching duo Markus Heinzelmann and Christoph Huber took full risk and took goalkeeper Winzinger out of the box for another outfield player. But Hamburg used that for the 4: 8 into the orphaned goal (58th).
After the recent point wins against Leipzig and Berlin, the Red Hocks remained without counting this time.
In the home game against Blau-Weiß 96 Schenefeld, which is only three points ahead of the Kauferingern in the table, the Reds want to cheer again next Saturday - ideally after 60 minutes to score three times for the first time this season.
The kick-off in the Kaufering Sports Center is at 6 p.m.
