Köllner: “Who saw Tom Kretzschmar today. . . "

The controversial expulsion for Marco Hiller was the beginning of the end for 1860 in Ingolstadt.

One is certainly not to blame: Hiller replacement Tom Kretzschmar.

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One-man fan block: In row 1 behind the Löwen substitution bench, Marco Hiller cheered on his colleagues for 82 minutes.

© Sampics / Christina Pahnke

“It wasn't a good moment for us in the eighth minute that our number one was thrown off the pitch,” said 1860 coach Michael Köllner after the 3-1 defeat in Ingolstadt.

The disadvantage: Marco Hiller missed the lions in the 82 minutes that followed.

The advantage: After officially no spectators were allowed in the Audi-Sportpark, the guests now had at least one loud one-man fan block.

Hiller sat down in row 1 behind the bench (where he was followed a short time later by goalkeeping coach Harry Huber, who also saw red).

From there, the 24-year-old yelled until the voice was hoarse: "Push out ... Our ball ... Now we're here!" Whatever else he shouts when he's between the posts.

Strong in one-on-one, strong nerves at the point - almost like the original "Killer Hiller"

If you ignore the bare result, which from Löwen's point of view was unpleasant (relegation missed), there was even another advantage: Bayernliga goalkeeper Tom Kretzschmar, 22, was allowed to show himself, for the first time in a competitive game in the 3rd division. And the home grown, which was already running for the German U18 national team, was a worthy representative. Powerless in the first two goals conceded, the native of Munich rushed out of the gate to save himself a few times and even grabbed the first of the two penalty phases. Strong in one-on-one, strong nerves at the chalk point - almost like the original "Killer Hiller". There was special praise from Köllner: "Anyone who saw Tom Kretzschmar today saw: We don't have a bad, but a really good second goalkeeper."