Everything is directed: The derby between the Erding Gladiators and the ESC Dorfen will take place this evening.
The 2G rule applies; there is an opportunity to be tested in front of the stadium (see below).
Erding / Dorfen - Erdinger and Dorfener Eishackler are always happy when it comes to each other and are excited about the derby.
Tonight at 8 p.m. it's that time again in the Erdinger ice rink.
Since some of the ice pirates apparently took the "fever" too literally, the execution was on the knife edge.
A decision as to whether Dorfen would get a team capable of playing on the runners was only made on Monday evening after training - and it was positive.
Both teams imagined the season to go a little differently and were very worried.
After a major restructuring in the squad, the Dorfeners have not yet got into gear at all, are third from bottom in the table and have had to cancel the games at the weekend due to various illnesses and injuries.
The gladiators were counted among the favorites before the season, initially played in the front and were second, but were then ravaged by Corona. Not all players are back for a long time, and if so, then with a lack of stamina. After six defeats in a row, the Erdinger have dropped out of the playoff places. Almost after each of the lost games, Gladiators trainer Thomas Vogl had to make the same statement, including after the recent defeats on Friday in Schweinfurt (3: 6) and on Sunday in Kempten (2: 6).
"Corona hurt us very much," said the coach in Kempten after congratulating Sharks trainer Carsten Gosdeck on his "deserved victory". "We're just not getting on our feet at the moment." Most of the ten originally infected are back in the team, "but by no means fully recovered." He had "two established storm rows" available again, but that was not enough. In Kempten, for example, Maxi Knallinger and Tim Gabriel from the U20s played alongside Alex Gantschnig. The young boys fought honestly, but they are still overwhelmed. "And with two and a half rows you don't have a chance in this league", Vogl stated once more. Most teams have four rows, "and you just can't keep up with that".
Of course, morale also suffers from such a bad series. In Kempten his team was 1-0 in the lead, but then made a few bad passes, which Kempten took advantage of. "Of course, a bad pass is normal in sport," emphasized the gladiator coach. "But if you've lost five times in a row, the number of bad passes increases and the goals conceded come naturally."
The gladiators went on the ice for half an hour on Monday evening to take a dip. After recovering from illness, three players are supposed to be there, "and for the first time I am happy when they come back, even if they are of course still very physically deficient". The gladiators definitely want to play the derby, said Erdings gang boss. “And if we're allowed to play, then we have to win,” he encourages himself and his team. "We need a sense of achievement, because morale is in the basement."
"At the moment eight players are fixed, I definitely can't count on nine, including two goalkeepers, and seven, including two goalkeepers, are still questionable," said Dorfens ice hockey boss Manfred Detterbeck on Monday afternoon when asked.
Who will ultimately be available on Tuesday evening will only be decided during or after Monday training.
In any case, trainer Franz Steer, who has overcome his severe flu, is fit again.
"If at least two players and a goalkeeper agree after training, I'll bring in a few U20 players and we'll play," promised Detterbeck, adding: "Then we'll be able to play, if not competitive. "On Monday evening he finally gave the green light and announced:" We will compete in Erding. "
Inoculation bus before the derby
The Bayernliga derby between the Erding Gladiators and the ESC Dorfen will kick off tomorrow, Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Erdinger ice rink.
A capacity of 675 spectators is permitted.
Since the 2G plus rule applies, TSV Erding offers a special service for viewers.
A test station will be set up in the BusBar in front of the ice rink from 6 p.m.
There you can either take self-tests you have brought with you under supervision, or you can buy tests for 3 euros - but only in connection with an admission ticket.
From 6 p.m., the district's vaccination bus will be in front of the ice rink.
There they are vaccinated without an appointment.