Lion worries: Blocked as hard as a stone, almost all representatives indisposed.
Munich - Seldom has a dismissal been as superfluous as that of Phillipp Steinhart in Rostock.
84 minutes: Nik Omladic wanted to sprint at the center line: a Steinhart leg put in the way, a referee with a guilty conscience (after the hand penalty was not given) - yellow-red was as predictable as justifiable.
An action that had no results on Saturday, but which brings the lions into dire straits for Wednesday.
Ironically before the top game against Saarbrücken, which should be dying to take revenge for the relegation knockout two years ago.
Steinhart, 28, was the man who shouldn't have been hit the least right now (apart from goalkeeper Marco Hiller and goal scorer Sascha Mölders).
Not just because of the left-back's solid form, but also because of the lack of alternatives.
Leon Klassen, who is eight years younger. Backup: inflamed tonsils;
the talented left foot was not in Rostock.
Niklas Lang: Had a regular place in preparation, but inside - he's been out for a long time anyway because of a ligament injury.
Stay with Maxim Gresler: 17 years old, a beefy talent who brings a lot to the left for the left - besides experience.
Squad time in this still young season: zero minutes.
Means: 1860 coach Michael Köllner has to improvise.
The best case: Daniel Wein, injured in Rostock (right thigh), will be fit in time - Stephan Salger could then move to the left and Dennis Erdmann into the defense center.
Should wine fail, the very slim squad would make itself felt for the first time.
Most likely variant then: Köllner switches to a chain of three (Erdmann, Moll, Salger) and condenses the ranks in the middle field.
Possible beneficiary: Austria's newcomer Martin Pusic, who could relieve Mölders in the attack.
At today's press conference, Köllner will comment on the first staff shortage of the new season.
Tendency: He stays relaxed.
Tactics is his hobby.
And besides: At the end of the English week it goes to the local rival in Unterhaching.
So it can't hurt to have a few rested players on the pitch.