Goalkeeper Vanasch saves Cologne from falling behind
However, the Polo Club got into the game better and, as time went on, did not just limit themselves to counterattacks. Accordingly, Cologne withdrew further, both teams neutralized each other and the game flattened out.
Rot-Weiss did not find their own strength and repeatedly got caught up in discussions with the referee. Grambusch was warned several times to stop this or receive a time penalty. And then Hamburg’s Paul Smith suddenly had the greatest chance in the game. appeared free in front of the Cologne goal and forced Vincent Vanasch to make a brilliant save (25th). And so the first half ended goalless.
Eight penalty corners, no success
The goalkeeper also showed his class on the other side. After a long flick, Christopher Ruhr had a great chance to put Cologne ahead, but Garst had the upper hand in a one-on-one (35′). A few seconds later, the Hamburg goalkeeper parried another shot from a promising position.
In the 39th minute, Cologne earned their first penalty corner. It ended up being a total of seven attempts for Rot-Weiss, only the fifth was dangerous when a Hamburg player was able to clear Mink van der Weerden’s shot on the line. Five seconds before the end of the third quarter there was even an eighth penalty corner for Cologne – but Garst was able to fend off van der Weerden again.
Adrians with the decision outnumbered
In the semifinals, the Cologne team decided the game in the final section, turning a 0:1 deficit into a 3:1 win against Harvesterhuder THC. And this time, too, the decision was made in favor of the red and white in the fourth quarter.
Cologne were outnumbered for five minutes eight minutes before the end and Hamburg were awarded a penalty corner only seconds later, but the favorites countered from this situation and scored the 1-0. Florian Adrians redeemed Cologne after submission by Grambusch (53rd).
Coach Pasha Gademann’s team also survived the deficit unscathed and so Hamburg took out the goalkeeper 150 seconds before the end in order to equalize in another majority. Cologne’s goal was not in danger in this phase either – and so Rot-Weiss secured the 10th championship title in the club’s history.
Those: sho
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