Cologne - Cologne 99ers can bury their hopes for a playoff berth well. On Sunday evening EnergyDome put it in the 64:83-a bitter home defeat against Frankfurt.
Since the presence of two celebrities helped anything. DSDS-Linda Teodosiu Goldkehlchen enthusiastic with a certain singing, Cologne's mayor Fritz Schramma also paid a visit. Both have witnessed how could the 99ers take apart.
Stunned, the view from Head Coach Obradovic went into space - exhausted after 40 minutes was full of emotion, usually so impulsive Serbs away the spittle.
Up to a strong start with an interim phase of 17:5-leadership and a brief spurt in the third quarter managed to Cologne's nothing. Result of human misery, the 99ers can not be in the hot phase of the season appear to compete.
With only seven healthy players and a mini-rotation, the Cologne approach was quickly out of control. Frankfurt won with skilful zone coverage and was uploading soon freed.
The 99ers, however came with the pressure to succeed cope after the strong showing of Master Bamberg at all, now have just four points off a playoff berth. Obradovic: "We have lost today against the clearly better team. The failure of many injuries, we can not easily compensate for. "
