Zebras give a sign of life

Created: 04/24/2022, 1:49 p.m

Eching's coach Alexander Günther was finally able to celebrate a threesome again.

The 3:1 against FC Alte Haide was the first win this year.

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District league: Eching celebrates a well-deserved 3-1 home win over Rohrbach and gives Eching hope again in the relegation battle.

Eching – This time the guests sat on the lawn with their heads down while the TSV Eching kickers hugged each other.

"And there they are, the very, very, very important three points in the fight against relegation.

Eching is alive,” announced the stadium announcer in the Willi Widhopf Stadium.

A few seconds earlier, Thomas Asvestas, who had recently turned 18, scored the goal to make it 3-1.

“The win feels extremely good.

And he was absolutely deserved over the 90 minutes,” said coach Alexander Günther.

The Echinger started from the bottom of the table in the duel against TSV Rohrbach.

The visitors arrived with a win against leaders ASV Dachau, while the Zebras had just one point from their last eight games.

However, the team from Günther and the currently injured co-player coach Stefan Karl didn't notice the bad series.

"The boys were up for it, you could tell from the start," said Günther.

Shortly before the half-time break things got loud for the first time, because Kevin Stoiber scored the 1-0 lead with a well-placed shot into the far corner (41st) at full speed and from a less than ideal angle.

"Only Kevin can do that from this position," said Günther happily.

The half-time break can take a team's momentum, but Eching was still in top form after the change of sides and followed up: Flo Höltl scored the 2-0 from a turn in the 49th minute - a goal worth seeing by the captain.

But it wasn't entirely without drama.

Keeper Alessandro Kestler fouled a Rohrbacher in the 69th minute.

Matthias Federl converted the penalty kick and shortened it.

The guests wanted to know again.

"But today we were lucky that we were often absent this season," said Günther.

In the third minute of stoppage time, it was the youngest player from Echingen who scored the 3-1 in front of the goalkeeper.

The two coaches and goalkeeper Kestler ran to the cheering grape and were happy about the first win of the calendar year.

"The team is alive.

I'm proud of the boys," said Günther.