Cologne -
Who in this game was not there, who was himself to blame ...
Exciting Fight trophy on the pitch, but empty ranks in the RheinEnergie Stadium!
Only 31,500 fans came on Wednesday to watch the spectacle against the reigning German champions - so few fans had greeted the FC last five years (!).
Reminder: To Cup fourth round against second-division Greuter Fürth on 3.12.2003, was only 19 000 spectators, since the arena was sold out almost constantly.
Until Wednesday. Then there was the expected negative backdrop of recent years. "We look for the reasons," says manager Michael Meier. "Was it the Wednesday deadline? In the ZDF transmission? On the economic crisis? "The next weeks will show whether empty seats in FC become the rule.
[23/09/2009]
