Dear Lwen fans, we missed you today. The derby victory is yours! And therefore”
Sechzig’s captain Sascha Mlders called these words into the camera on Saturday at Giesing’s heights, clenching his fists. A white and blue “Humba-Tter” followed in front of the empty west curve: the players knelt, sang, thumped – and gave their supporters the triumph over FC Bayern II.
TSV 1860 has finally deleted a disgraceful chapter from their own club history: Led by mentality monster Mlders, TSV snatched the first derby three-point with a 2-0 win in their own stadium through an own goal by Timo Kern (44th) and newcomer Merveille Biankadi (90th).
“With this victory over the second representation of FC Bayern, the team gave our fans a wonderful weekend. I would like to thank you for your commitment and your passion,” enthused investor Hasan Ismaik.
It was a victory that demanded everything from Sixty – a victory with blood, joy and tears.
Almost overwhelming Bayern left no doubt about wanting to continue their unbeaten series of four games without bankruptcy around 1860: With Ron-Thorben Hoffmann, Chris Richards, Jann-Fiete Arp and Joshua Zirkzee, four professionals were in the starting line-up. Ironically, the recently degraded Zirkzee provided a key moment – and a moment of shock: In the 27th minute, the 19-year-old young star crossed goalkeeper Marco Hiller with a stretched leg.
Hiller: “One blow and the blood ran down”
“I felt a blow, suddenly my face was warm, the blood ran down. I was everywhere, just not in the Grnwald stadium,” said Hiller about the almost knockout.
The bloodied goalkeeper writhes in pain on the lawn. “When I look at Marco’s face, he looks like he fought against Klitschko,” said Managing Director Gnther Gorenzel afterwards. While Zirkzee saw smooth red, Hiller staggered, had to be treated for minutes. But the devil got up again. “It’s a derby. I have to go ahead for the team. You have to step on it,” said the 23-year-old. Two gaping wounds were taken care of to stop the bleeding: “Halfway through, I was sewn up so that it would grow back together nicely.” Hiller, even smeared with blood in the TV interview, showed taker quality and captured the Derby victory in the second round with several parades against a strong outnumbered Bayern.
Kllner leaves the stadium in tears
After the decision by Biankadi seconds before the end of the game, Hiller threw himself into the Giesinger jubilee cluster. Head coach Michael Kllner’s dam broke, but there were no tears of joy: his father Erich had died on Friday night. Kllner had held out for almost two days. Then it came to him, he left the stadium prematurely.
Gorenzel, who represented Oberpflzer at the PK, said sympathetically: “I would like to express our condolences on behalf of the entire association and the entire lion family.” Kllner told the head of sports on Friday that he “wanted to pull this off”, declared the Austrian: “The greatest respect for having mastered this task.”
Who knows where this willingness to sacrifice and this solidarity will lead the sixties: After this memorable derby, TSV, who placed third (30 points), can continue to dream of advancement.
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