Crefeld win German season with incredible 18th successive win

Crefelder HTC celebrated just their second German men’s Bundesliga title – and first since 2006 – as they came from a goal down to defeat Rot-Weiss Köln in the final today in front of their home fans.

It followed Saturday’s 4-2 win over regular season champions Hamburger Polo Club in the semi-finals while Rot-Weiss defeated Mannheimer HC in a shoot-out.

In front of a 3,400 full house,  Köln had hit the front in the first half  when Florian Adrian got on the end of a pass from Michel Struthoff for a 28^th minute lead.

Crefeld fought back in the second half and were level when Masi Pfandt’s shot got by Jean Danneberg and they were in front when Lucas Bachmann showed his instincts in front of goal to fire in from close range.

And the game was won in the 51^st minute with Bachmann once again the man on the scene for a 3-1 lead.

It completed an astonishing 18^th successive win for Crefeld who initially had a disastrous start to the season, losing five of their first six games.

The MVP of the Final4 also came from the new champions. CHTC defender Julius Hayner received the special award.

Crefeld will now play in the EHL FINAL8 next Easter while Hamburger Polo Club will be in the KO16 in October.

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