Geexte frustration beers and fan consolation: "Lions, we are proud of you!"

Frustration drinking, beard shaving and gathering strength on vacation: the mental preparation for the project Aufstieg 2022 begins for the lions and trainer Michael Köllner.

First reaching for the bottle, then the razor.

Michael Köllner only had two thoughts in his head when he returned from the parking lot next to the Audi-Sportpark, where 1860 fans in Westkurven strength gave their first grief after being knocked out in the relegation final.

“I'm going to get really drunk today,” announced the Löwen trainer: “And then hopefully shave myself.

These are the next two actions I plan to do. "

The day after, the undergrowth in Köllner's face was gone, but the hangover was still there. Köllner had announced “frustration binge”, but beer was not the only liquid that flowed after the wild and, from a lion's point of view, dramatic 1: 3 at FC Ingolstadt. Even the toughest dogs got wet eyes. Captain Sascha Mölders would have loved to exchange his awards (top scorer, player of the season) for participation in the relegation. Instead: the great void. Frustration that discharged in the stadium in the form of mob, tears and a gang blow. And at the follow-up meeting on the club premises in the form of plenty of geexted beer on the roof of the Löwenstüberl. In front of fans who kept singing: "Lions, we are proud of you!"

They were allowed to be that too, the unfortunate losers of Ingolstadt. Mölders and Co. started the last game of the season with wild determination before first division referee Deniz Aytekin intervened. Marco Hiller saw red because he is said to have fouled Ingolstadt's Kaya while rushing out of the gate. BR pictures prove beyond doubt: It was a swallow of the FCI striker. "Of course that changed the game's statics," said Köllner, who manly accepted the consequences of this decision. “These are factual decisions. Football lives from this. In the end we have to deal with it. In any case, the match did not necessarily go as a Leo fan imagines it. "

In the short version it went like this: Kutschke headed the 1-0 (26th).

Stendera increased to 2-0 (44th) before the break.

Outnumbered, came again in 1860 (farewell present from Dennis Erdmann after a corner), but too late for a real turnaround.

Only a win would have helped in 1860, but two penalties in the closing stages prevented what Mölders had shouted across the pitch in the middle of the second half: “We'll equalize until the 80th - and then they start sweating again. “The strong Hiller representative Tom Kretzschmar then held the first 911, and Marcel Gaus skilfully pushed the second into the bottom left.

We'll need a few days to get over that. "

1860 coach Michael Köllner

Emotionally touched by the encouragement of the fans, Köllner announced in the Ingolstadt stadium that he would start the next attempt towards promotion from the summer.

“We'll need a couple of days to get over that,” he said. “But the spirit of this team is sensational.

We have to stay on this path - and then in 1860 Munich will return to professional football (meaning: the 2nd division).

We work on that every day, I can promise everyone that. "

For Köllner it is clear: “Burying your head in the sand does not apply to me.

We scored a massive number of points, but we had to realize that it was still not enough.

That's why we will have to score a few more points next year. "

Since yesterday, however, “action three” has been the order of the day: take a vacation. He didn't know exactly where: “My wife takes care of that. I'll get in and ride with you. ”Then it’s time for a new one! Or goal ascent 2022.