A significant derby was on the schedule in Munich on Sunday. It was blue versus red at noon, as 1860 Munich faced FC Bayern in the Regionalliga—but against their reserve team.
All around the city over the weekend, you could already feel the special atmosphere surrounding the game, which was then on full display at the stadium on Sunday.
The Lions went into the game as favorites, having gotten off to a better start to the new season. After a difficult start to the season, the Bayern amateurs had recently managed to take a small step forward. They had two wins and two draws in their last four games.
Bayern’s amateurs celebrate victory in the derby
And one day after the Bayern pros’ spectacular 6-1 win over RB Leipzig in the top match, the amateurs followed suit on Sunday and celebrated a derby victory. Coach Dante’s team secured a 4–2 victory in a match that had its ups and downs and was highly charged with emotion from the very start.
In front of 15,000 spectators, FC Bayern’s second team came out strong from the start, played well defensively, and didn’t let the Lions get a foothold in the game. In front of sporting director Max Eberl and sporting director Christoph Freund, who didn’t want to miss the game, Anton Heinz (12th minute) put the Bayern amateurs ahead.
Tim Binder, who repeatedly disrupted the Lions’ defense, even extended the lead to 2–0 in the 22nd minute. FCB was efficient, while 1860 struggled to keep up with the fast-paced play. Cristian Leone then pulled one back for 1860 (29th minute), which reignited the excitement in the stands.
Heinz, however, extended the lead for FC Bayern’s second team to 3–1 before halftime with a truly spectacular goal. 1860 tried hard, came out of the break furious, and scored again to close the gap through veteran Florian Niederlechner.
Things also got heated off the field; Dante was shown a red card and couldn’t stand on the sideline for the final 30 minutes. That didn’t stop Artur Degraf from scoring again for the “visitors” (74th minute). The final score was 4–2 in a heated match. Bayern thus managed to pull further away from the bottom of the standings.