SV Waldhof Mannheim was behind against TSV 1860 Munich, but then came back. For Luc Holtz, coach of SVWW, it was the only correct result.

It was an afternoon that everyone who supports SV Waldhof Mannheim enjoyed: The spectators at the Carl Benz Stadium were treated to some dream goals. Max Christiansen scored the 1-0 for the visitors from TSV 1860 Munich with a spectacular long-range shot: the former Mannheim player fired the ball into the net from 25 meters at breakneck speed via the right post – a dream goal (10th minute).

But his former club can also score dream goals. Samuel Abifade’s equalizer for Waldhof (24th minute) was just as spectacular. From a similar position, Abifade also struck the ball cleanly, sending it into the right corner with a powerful drop kick. The second dream goal.

And because all good things come in threes, Kennedy Okpala added a third dream goal. After a feint, he fired the ball into the corner with his left foot (60′). And just six minutes later, Okpala completed his brace. Waldhof Mannheim defeated 1860 3-1 in Löwen coach Markus Kauczinski’s first away game.

“We lacked consistency in front of goal and at the back. The 1-2 came far too easily and then you’re chasing the game. We really put our foot down in the first 50 minutes. Then we let them push us back. It was all too inconsistent. Florian Niederlechner had a yellow card and Kevin Volland isn’t at 100 percent yet. That’s why I substituted them. It was clear that not everything was perfect. We fought our way through that in the first game. We don’t have to lose this game either,“ said the Löwen coach on ”Magenta Sport.”

The mood was very different for his Mannheim counterpart Luc Holtz: “If you look at the 90 minutes, there can only be one winner. That was Waldhof! We came out well in the second half. We are much more stable and only failed to add a fourth goal. We were just too slow mentally at the start. There was definitely some stress involved. We only started playing after the tenth minute. There are teams like 1860 Munich that have more potential than we do. We have to invest more. Only then will we be on equal footing.”