Rosenkrantzler fans cheer amidst penalty drama in the cup.

No, the coaches Franz Koller and “Funz” Aschenbrenner did not attach great importance to this cup game. And yet developed between the regional league local rivals SV Neukirchen b.Hl. Blood and SpVgg Lam a hard-fought, brisk cup fight on Wednesday evening. In which no winner had been found after 90 minutes. Denis Nikolov (35th) gave the favorite home side the lead, and Samuel Burgfeld (41st) quickly struck back for Lam. And the “Osserbuam” also had the right answer ready within a few minutes for Neukirchen’s another goal (Jan Dvorak/75.) – Thomas Wölfl and his Bude made it 2:2 in the 80th minute for the penalty shoot-out. There the first six shooters showed no nerves. Then three players in a row missed! And so it was up to SVN captain Lukas Novy, the SV Neukirchen b.Hl. shooting blood to win the derby. Thus, the eleven of coach Franz Koller moves into the first main round of the association cup. Next week Thursday the SpVgg Lam in the league has the opportunity for revenge.

The preview: Neukirchen against Lam: Cup fever? None!

In the middle of the spring round in the Landesliga Mitte, SV Neukirchen b.Hl. Blood and the SpVgg Lam as part of the 2nd qualifying round for the Association Cup. Curious: In eight days, the two teams will face each other again in a league catch-up game. “So we won’t put all our cards on the table,” says Lam’s coach Franz Aschenbrenner, who, like his opponent Franz Koller, simply insists on being injury-free. Especially since the very important home game against FC Tegernheim is coming up for the “Osserbuam” on Saturday. Koller also sees the game more or less as a training session – without any ambition to achieve anything in the cup competition. Cup or derby fever doesn’t really want to arise there. Unlike what will happen in a week.

Franz Koller (coach SV Neukirchen b.Hl. Blut): “Basically, we don’t attach any importance to the cup. For us it’s more or less a training game where we hope no other players get injured. That is the most important thing for us. The outcome is secondary for us, so it has no rating. Nevertheless, we want to continue our run and leave the field as winners.”

Personal details: Compared to the Waldkirchen game, one or the other player pushes back into the squad. Two recent flu sufferers are back on board, and Marcel Steinbauer will also be back in the squad. Only Martin Simek, who is unable to play due to work, and Adrian Hoti (injured) are out.

Franz Aschenbrenner (coach SpVgg Lam): “It’s important for us that no player gets injured. In terms of sport, we want to present ourselves well. But the focus is clearly on the game against Tegernheim on Saturday. We want to use the cup game as preparation and will use all the players who have had little playing time so far. Neukirchen is a top team with a lot of quality. Since we meet again for the league game in a week, we won’t put all our cards on the table.”

Personal details: In addition to the two long-term injured Alessandro Pittoni and Alexander Vogl, Maximilian Herzig, Maximilian Wellisch and Johannes Laumer have to pass.