Eisbaren Berlin : worse than feared

In the Arena at the Ostbahnhof had gathered on Friday evening 14 200 spectators. The were even a few more than at the Games of the Handball world championship that were held this week in Berlin. With the Eisbären Berlin had to do only to a limited extent, the capacity to play in football because of the standing places are simply higher. On the other hand, you have to create it only once, to get, in spite of the sporty misery, the own hall. Perhaps the Whole thing had a bit of disaster tourism: Who are the polar bears, not least in the case of many low-live had seen, and wanted to see with my own eyes, how bad is the DEL record champion. In fact, the Berlin lost their game against the Adler Mannheim 0:7 (0:2, 0:2, 0:3) and exceeded even the worst fears.

Seven players under 23 years of age report form, including the only 17-year-old Nino children, was only licensed at the round for the Team of professionals, the Berliners on the game. Thus, coach Stéphane Richer together, got on paper at least, four storm series. In the face of nine of the injured or ill players was clear, however, that the task against the Top Team of the German ice hockey League would be difficult to be unsolvable. A bit of the duel reminded of a football, if in the first Cup round of the outsider trying to annoy the favorites.

Fan-Protest continues

Actually, the polar bears began research and had easily fahrige Mannheim the first opportunities. The leadership in the middle of the first third, but the guests through Garrett Festerling. A little later it was David Wolf, of the game with a fine Solo practically vorentschied. From then on, the eagles controlled the encounter, because the home fans supported their Team until the last third as loud as usual. In the first two parts of the game, the standing-room-trailer drums, flags and banners had omitted to protest against the continuing threat From your Fanbogens. So the slightly more than 100 of our Mannheim Fans were more likely to be heard, were allowed to cheer in the second half, two further goals by Luke Adam and Denis Reul. The polar bears were only in the fist fight on a par, Louis-Marc Aubry overdid it here, but with the hardness and had in the evening after a duration of game penalty early celebration.

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Eisbären Berlin of the football season 2018/19 Bitter 0:7 Home defeat against the Adler Mannheim

Claus Vetter, Jörg Leopold, Jan Schröder

Aubrys departure and the clear game led to a Richer began his many young players on a regular basis. They received from the eagles is always an object lesson in terms of game design and technology. Really, the Mannheim's were not required on this day. In the last third of the Wolf, and Benjamin Smith and Brendan Mikkelson for the guests met once again. A consolation there were for the polar bears, but Because of Krefeld and Nürnberg lost on Friday their games also, has not deteriorated, the output of the Pre-Play-offs at least.