After three defeats in a row, TSV 1860 Munich did not win against newly promoted Rot-Weiss Essen either. For a long time the lions looked like the certain winners. In the end, the 1:1 caused great disillusionment among the Giesingers.
TSV 1860 Munich was also unable to win against Rot-Weiss Essen and has been without a win for four games. The Löwen got into the game better and scored the best chance of the game after about 20 minutes through Wörl. After that, Essen became more and more dangerous and created several good chances. Tarnat failed with a cheeky free kick at the outside of the post. The lions clearly noticed the cramping after three defeats in a row.
Bastians counters Vrenezi late
In the second half, TSV had the better start again. Shortly after the restart, Lakenmacher headed into the Essen goalkeeper’s arms from a short distance. With fifteen minutes to go, right-back Christopher Lannert took a shot from the second row and just missed the goal. The long-range shot just missed the post. A little later, captain Stefan Lex was brought down in the penalty area. Albion Vrenezi converted the penalty kick to give the Löwen the lead (76′). It was the fourth goal of the season for the offensive player. For the Munich Lions, the 356 minutes of suffering ended without a goal.
As a result, Essen pushed for an equalizer and Holzweiler had a good opportunity to equalize with a free kick. Shortly thereafter, Ennali was free, but forgave Marco Hiller too stubbornly. But it should still be enough to compensate for the guests. In added time, central defender Felix Bastians headed free from a free kick and put the ball into the net for Marco Hiller, who was storming out.
Köllner aggressive: “Have to attack”
Coach Michael Köllner was satisfied with his team’s performance after the game and was ready to attack: “There are still 21 games to go. We are three points behind second place. That means we have to attack, we have to chase,” said Köllner to Bavarian Radio. After the last game of 2022, Köllner also gave a mostly positive assessment of the season so far: “We got a bit off track. That happened to all teams except for Elversberg. That’s why it’s about us using the break so that we’ll come out with a performance boost”
Lions without a win against promoted
The division of points against Essen was the third game against a promoted team for the lions, for the third time it was not enough to win. At the beginning of the season, the Giesingers had clearly lost against the current table leaders SV Elversberg and also remained without points at SpVgg Bayreuth.
After the 1-1 draw against Essen, the lion slipped down to sixth place in the table. Nevertheless, the relegation place is only two points away and the direct promotion place is three points away. After the World Cup break, TSV 1860 Munich will start the new football year with an away game in Mannheim.
