"We will face the situation" - Löwen will probably have to play against Viktoria Köln
Created: 2022-01-27Updated: 2022-01-27 09:02
By: Ludwig Krammer
Günter Gorenzel gathers the team around him.
© Stefan Matzke
16 players welcomed Köllner replacement Gorentel at the start of training at TSV 1860 after the Corona chaos.
According to DFB statutes, enough for Sunday's game against Cologne.
Munich
– The lions are two games behind the schedule in the 3rd division.
After the Corona outbreak last Saturday, the derby against Türkgücü in the Olympic Stadium and the home game against 1. FC Kaiserslautern fell through.
Will the away game at Viktoria Köln (Sunday, 1 p.m.) be the third cancellation in a row?
It doesn't look like it - as of now, the lions will probably have to compete.
The statutes of the DFB stipulate 16 eligible players for a match.
TSV 1860: Health authorities decide on hosting
Sports manager Günther Gorenzel (representing the Corona contact persons Michael Köllner and assistant coach Günter Brandl), including Richard Neudecker, who was suspended, and Marius Willsch, who was ailing, welcomed a total of 16 players to yesterday’s afternoon training session: goalkeepers Marco Hiller, Tom Kretzschmar and Georg Szekely, who Defenders Niki Lang, Semi Belkahia and Phillipp Steinhart, midfielders Quirin Moll, Erik Tallig, Merveille Biankadi and Dennis Dressel, and strikers Marcel Bär and Tim Linsbichler.
There were also two players from the U19s, right-back Julian Bell and right winger Devin Sür.
Günter Gorenzel represents Michael Köllner.
© Stefan Matzke
Since Neudecker and Willsch are considered available according to the DFB rules, the lions would already have enough
players together.
With the expected free testing of contact persons on Friday, it can be expected that the quota for Sunday can be met, the club said.
As Gorenzel said on Monday: "There is no question of whether we want to or not, we will face the situation." The responsible health authorities in Munich and Cologne have the last word at the weekend.