Despite Derby victory against Gladbach: 1. FC Köln expects heavy winter

After the historical Derby victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach, the 1st FC Cologne also mix into the celebratory mood. Derby Successs Chief Jörg Jakob's warns of a heavy winter.

First, coach Steffen Rampart was a good 50 meters away and gave the observer. While the Derby heroes of the 1st FC Cologne turned a long honor round and celebrated from their fans in the despite rapid rising Corona numbers sold-out stadium frenetically, Rampart pursued the scenery in front of his bench standing with his hands in the hips.

So as he sucks up again this moment. Then he walked alone in front of the southern curve, pulled his slide hat in front of the fans and celebrated after the 4-1 Derby victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach extensively.

The Highest Derby Success of 1. FC Cologne since 1996

It's nice to experience these emotions, said Rampart, I hope that this feeling will be preserved for a long time.

The victory against the arch rivals in Rampart's first Rhein-Derby was the highest Derby success since 1996 an FC Playback trained by Stefan Ehrenberg with 4: 0 defeated by Peter Nurturer. But the largest Cologne Fête for a long time has long been the last one in this form for quite a while.

When the south standing sings, dances, laughs, drinks — there is no more beautiful feeling, said the native of Cologne Mark Utah, scorer for the important 2: 1 while looking through the Arena filled with 50,000 spectators.

Marriage for viewer restrictions

But in the intoxication also manually mixed. Because everyone seems clear: At the next home game on December 10 to Augsburg, it will probably be significantly fewer fans. Because not only SPD health expert Karl Auerbach finds Games in the full stadium currently unacceptable. People do not infect themselves in the stadium, he said the picture on Sunday : But the journey and the celebrations after the game are the infection herd.

Remember that the audience will soon be at least limited again, Do we all have, Cologne's Interim Derby Successs chef Jörg Jacobs admitted: Nobody knows right how it goes on. We are concerned with a heavy winter. The worry, what comes to us, we have not only in football, but sociable. And that will certainly affect football, whatever.

Rampart hopes against it, that this will last us for a long time. The clubs have good concepts. I do not know a stadium that was a hotspot.

Midfielder Salish Can, who was particularly hot as a native Cologne in Derby and made his best game in the FC jersey, took the neutral position. We have to wait for what the government says, he said, You can not do anything anyway. All the more Can enjoyed the special success in the circle of fans. Hammer, Hammer! That was a mega team performance. We made the fans proudly, he said.

Much frustration at Playback

At the faction of the Lower Rhine, the mood was deserted accordingly. It feels very uncomfortable to lose the first derby as coach of Mönchengladbach in this form, said coach ADI Hunter: I can not stand up now and apologize for our performance — but very well for the result.

And Captain Yann Summer accounted for crunching. Such a Derby is always a setback, if you lose it. There is a lot of emotion and prestige inside. You should not lose that.