They made it extremely exciting again: The futsalers of FC Penzberg and Fortuna Düsseldorf fought a duel on equal terms.
Penzberg
- Martin Maier and Korbinian Neumaier, the two goalkeepers, grabbed the first beer of the afternoon.
Exhausted, they took a seat on the substitutes' bench.
“5: 4” was still on the scoreboard.
Five for the home team, for FC Penzberg.
In a wild final phase, the futsal team achieved their second Bundesliga victory.
The process was similar to all previous games: early lead, clear lead (4: 1), weak phase, break-in.
This time, however, with a completely new outcome.
Futsal: Maximilian Kalus shoots the ball into the empty goal to win
Maximilian Kalus shot the ball into the empty goal with a score of 4: 4.
The guests from Düsseldorf had taken on their game of risk.
For ten minutes they did without a permanent goalkeeper in order to force an outnumbered game.
With this risky tactic they caught up, but gambled away with a point gain.
In the relegation mills of the Bundesliga, such mistakes can ultimately decide whether to stay in the league or to be relegated.
Futsal: Shortly before the end, Penzberg's goalkeeper Martin Maier sees the red card
The two goalkeepers also worked hard on the script for the drama.
At 4: 4, Martin Maier received the red card, four minutes before the end.
In a counterattack in Düsseldorf, he fell out of his goal and parried the shot with his hand.
However, a few centimeters outside the goal area, as referee Matti Kastendeich found.
As the reflex pictures show, the dismissal was justified.
"A 50:50 situation, he can decide for both of them," said Martin Maier himself. The referee banished him to the stands, where the "worst minutes of my life" began for Maier, as he joked.
Futsal: Korbinian Neumaier is there for his first action
Representative Korbinian Neumaier had prepared for "a relaxed afternoon", as he said. At first he didn't even realize what had just happened. “Everyone looked at me, but I didn't even check it.” After “warming up for three seconds” he stood on the field and immediately defused a shot from Fortuna keeper Christian de Groodt, who was used by the guests as an additional attacker because of his playing skills will. The Dutchman has already scored three goals this season. The goalkeeper has mastered the majority game perfectly.
In the 30 minutes before, in which four against four were played on the field, Penzberg showed a strong performance.
Defensively, you saw the little subtleties that coach Andreas Brunner had corrected.
The coach has put his team on defending, accepting duels, not taking too much risk when defending.
"We can't play better at the back," said Brunner over the first 30 minutes.
Futsal: Samir Azizi dances from three Düsseldorfers in a confined space before his goal
In the attack, Penzberg's individual talent delivered again reliably.
The two returnees Akif Abasikeles and Alen Patak provided the FCP with a creative fragrance.
Samir Azizi tore gaps in front of the goal, scored twice, including a goal in which he danced three Düsseldorfers over an estimated one square meter.
After Penzberg took advantage of his second majority after a yellow-red card for the Rhinelander, the score was 4: 1 after 24 minutes.
"If you lead so clearly, you have to play it off differently," complains Brunner.
Futsal: Penzberg's trainer Andreas Brunner is annoyed about "unnecessary hectic" in his team
Düsseldorf switched to survival mode, tied Christian de Groodt as a flying goalkeeper in the attack.
Penzberg coped with the change of strategy for three minutes before it mutated into the first general uncertainty.
"Such a hectic pace" recognized Andreas Brunner.
"Without need," as he emphasized.
The FCP lost its order, conceded three hits in three minutes.
"We mustn't lose our minds because we can't deal with small disappointments," noted Andreas Brunner.
The red card against Maier sharpened the senses - and, curiously, only made possible Kalus' winning goal, which the Penzbergers celebrated again afterwards with La Ola and their spectators.
Andreas Brunner said: "It would have been a joke to lose this one after the Bielefeld game."