Sometimes a team can compensate for failures, but that doesn't always succeed.
That was shown by the two games of the Peißenberg "Miners" in the Bayern League last weekend.
Peißenberg
- In the guest appearance at ERV Schweinfurt, coach Christian Kratzmeir had to do without seven regular players.
But the "Miners" did not let that stop them.
With 4: 0 (2: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0) they got the full number of points, as in the 2: 1 in the first leg the week before.
Two days later against the EHC Waldkraiburg, who had practically arrived with the best line-up, the decimated Peißenbergers had no chance at 2: 6 (0: 2, 1: 3, 1: 1) on their own ice.
TSV Peißenberg: coach Kratzmeir holds back with criticism after defeat
“I have to admit something like that to the team.
At some point it just doesn't work ”, Kratzmeir was disappointed after the end of the series of four victories, but the criticism of his team, which against Waldkraiburg had to do without their two top scorers Niko Fissekis and Dominic Krabbat, was limited.
"We weren't there in the first two thirds," stated Kratzmeir after a 5-0 deficit in the meantime - which basically meant that this game was already over.
TSV Peißenberg: Petty whistling referee team ensures a flood of penalties
Waldkraiburg shocked the hosts with the opening goal after just 37 seconds. Until the middle of the second round, the guests met four more times at regular intervals, before Martin Lidl used one of the many penalty times against both teams, which was pronounced by the very petty referee team, to score the first goal for the home side. The referees appeared in Peißenberg for the first time as a team of four, which Kratzmeir basically supports. “Although they didn't whistle well for us,” remarked the “Miners” coach after the flood of penalties totaling 46 minutes for both teams. It then became hectic when both teams left the ice rink and there was a brief commotion.
In the final third, the mood had calmed down again.
With the overpay goal from Valentin Hörndl to 2: 5 (47th), the "Miners" did a bit of cosmetic results, but they did not succeed in turning it around.
Waldkraiburg restored the four-goal gap a little later with another power player.
The 6: 2 was also the final score.
TSV Peißenberg: Only 14 field players at the away game in Schweinfurt
The six-hour journey to Schweinfurt two days earlier had started the Peißenberg team with just 14 field players, including two U20 players. "They played along as if they had always been there," Kratzmeir praised the young Tim Vogl and Niko Petz. The "Miners" were much more committed this time than in the first comparison the week before. They presented themselves as strong fighting, and their no-frills game left the home side desperate. The early opening goal by Sinan Ondörtoglu (3rd) gave the guests additional self-confidence. Max Willberger made it 2-0 a little later with a placed long-range shot (8th). The Peißenberger fought off the furious attacks of the Schweinfurters with a lot of passion and thanks to another strong goalkeeper Korbinian Sertl again and again successfully.
TSV Peißenberg: Martin Andrä meets after a brilliant solo run
In the end, Martin Andrä extended the lead of the "Miners" to 3-0 (29th).
“In the last third we stayed focused and just played.
Very similar to what Schweinfurt played for us on Sunday, ”reported Kratzmeir.
Martin Andrä finished a brilliant solo run across the entire field during a Peißenberg outnumbered game with the 4-0 (55th).
"That was the best game of the season today," said the very satisfied Kratzmeir.