In theory, the Erding Gladiators have already qualified for the playoffs. To be on the safe side, a few more points are needed.
Erding - Tonight (8 p.m.) at home game against TEV Miesbach and on Sunday (5.15 p.m.) in the away game at EHC Waldkraiburg, the team of coach Thomas Vogl has the opportunity to make everything clear - and would like to do it for another reason points.
The gladiators are getting almost scary to their fans right now. They ride a wave of success, have five wins from their last six games and have moved up to fourth place. The Miesbachers, who would love to pass by again, follow just one meter behind. Actually, the TEV is not for the gladiators at all. Twice you had to admit defeat, when the victory at the end of the main round, the Oberlanders were already in sparing mode for the gear round.
The game against the Miesbachers is also about something else: Since the best Bayern league team in the gear round is also the Bavarian champion and the Passau team, who currently hold this position, are somewhat weak, both opponents still have hopes. "The Miesbach game is crucial whether we can still dream of the title," says the gladiators coach. “If we win, we have very good chances of getting to the top. So it's about something. ”For Vogl it is“ a big game for both teams, for Erding even one of the biggest games in recent years ”. The TEV has an above-average team. The first row of storms with the two Czechs Bohumil Slavicek and Filip Kokoska and the German-Czech Dusan Frosch is particularly outstanding. Above all, this trio is a real weapon. But Vogl says: "My team is hot and ready for big things." In the current run, he believes the team can make the next coup. "Miesbach and Waldkraiburg were first and second in the preliminary round, and we have already won against both of them this season." Youngster Bastian Cramer, who suffered a serious shoulder injury in the recent U20 game and is out of action for the rest of the season, cannot help ,
"No matter, we want to score the next points," Erdings Coach confidently demands. As for the away task, "games against Waldkraiburg have always been games with many goals". Vogl is confident and above all hopes "for the support of our fans who have to help us on the weekend". Should another hussar piece in the form of six points succeed, the gladiators could indeed still grab the Bavarian title.