Kölle Alaaf at 1st FC Köln: The billy goats sway into the highlight of the session in Maritim on Tuesday evening. Also included: lots of hippies.
Actually, 1st FC Köln had wanted to celebrate very freely with a derby victory in the back. But then the late equalizer gate came against the Rhenish rival from Düsseldorf. Nevertheless, the mood on Tuesday evening was left out in the Maritim at Heumarkt, as a player and trainer, responsible and employees as well as numerous celebrities to go to the FC carnival session.
For Gerhard Struber and his co-trainers, the session was just as a premiere as for the four new winter additions Jusuf Gazibegovic, Anthony Racioppi, Joël Schmied and Imad Rondic. The Austrian trainer came to the party together with the board, management and women’s trainer Britta Carlson in a hippie costume.
“We wiped the derby away, it was a few hours ago,” said Struber in plys and wigs. “We enjoy this moment, everyone is in a good mood and in the mood.” Dominique Heintz came as a Ferrari racing driver, Timo Hübers and Joël Schmied in Safari-Outfit, Matthias Köbbing as Fred Feuerstein and Florian Kainz as Woody from Toy Story.
“I like to ride a roller coaster and fast cars, so I thought I was dressing up like Lewis Hamilton today,” said defender Heintz to his costume and gave a delicate ceremony for his team: “We can definitely celebrate. Glasses in moderation, we have training again tomorrow.
For some old hands like Mark Uth, the session was no longer a novelty. But the FC routine is happy not only to be able to celebrate again, but also to play football again. “I like to do without a few Kölsch,” said Uth, looking at the training on Wednesday morning at 10.30 a.m. at the Geißbockheim. Nevertheless, it is “always something special and funny. Carnival is very important for the city.”
Neu -access Schmied, against Düsseldorf the accident rave with his handball, the joy of his first session did not want to be taken away. “I’m extremely happy and I’m really excited. I don’t know what to expect,” said the Swiss. “The entrance gives me an idea in which direction it goes.”
Also good for the FC players that they did not get a ban on Kölsch for this evening. According to Gerhard Struber, one or two glass of Kölsch are certainly allowed. “Why not?” Said the coach. “You should celebrate the festivals as they fall. The Kölsch is part of it.” At that time, the coach had never seen the costumes of his players. So if you were best costumed, Struber didn’t know yet. Nevertheless, he was certain: “I’m at the forefront today.”
As usual, the official part of the session started at 7.48 p.m. This was followed by the FC anthem and the appearances of the bands Klüngelköpp, Cat Ballou, Höhner and Kasalla. In addition to the male professionals, the female professionals, the U21 team and prominent guests such as ex-Mayor Fritz Schramma, the FC legends Matthias Scherz and Jonas Hector, moderator Laura Wontorra and father Jörg as well as DFB managing director Andreas Rettig were present.