Löwen Frankfurt experience a bitter 0:8 against Ingolstadt – the fans are shocked!

Löwen Frankfurt experience a bitter 0:8 against Ingolstadt – the fans are shocked!

The first weekend in November began with a real low blow for the Löwen Frankfurt. In the 17th matchday of the PENNY DEL season they had to admit defeat to ERC Ingolstadt with a heavy 0:8, and that in the local NIX ice rink in front of 5,064 spectators. After this disaster, there is great disillusionment among the Lions, especially since they had hoped for more against the strong Ingolstadt team. After all, the Lions have often done well against top teams in the past. But luck was not on their side.

The game initially started evenly until Ingolstadt scored two goals within 87 seconds through Agostino and Keating. The first third ended with a score of 0:2 and in the 27th minute the score was 0:3. There was growing uncertainty among the Lions, who couldn't get any of their 16 shots in the game. This result represents a negative record this season, which is all the more frustrating for the team.

A look at game statistics and penalties

During the course of the game, the Lions took a few penalties that disrupted the flow of the game. Among other things, Dennis Lobach received a 20-minute penalty for knee checks and other players such as Ryan McKiernan were also affected by penalties. The referee kept pointing to the penalty box, which caused additional problems for the Lions. In the meantime they had more control for about eight minutes in the second third, but despite many attempts they were unable to score a goal.

Ingolstadt took advantage of the opportunities that presented themselves and increased the score to the ultimately disastrous 0:8 in the final third with further goals from Agostino, Keating and Sheen. Mirko Pantkowski kept himself in goal with 28 saves, while substitute goalkeeper Rodion Schumacher parried a shot after the 0:7. It was a game that is hard to imagine and could urgently initiate a rethinking process for the Lions.

The current situation in the PENNY DEL

Let's look at the entire season: There are impressive records to report in the PENNY DEL this year. The number of spectators of over 3 million during the main round shows the immense interest in this sport. An average of 7,781 spectators watched the games per game, which underlines the great popularity of ice hockey in Germany. All 14 clubs are very popular, which is reflected not least in the number of viewers, which are also consistently high on free TV on DF1 ( adler-mannheim.de ).

The Lions Frankfurt now have to use the German Cup break to develop new strategies and come back. The next game is against Adler Mannheim on November 14, 2025, and the fans are hoping for a significant improvement, because after a game like this it is important that the team doesn't bury its head in the sand. It remains to be seen whether they can get back on the road to success.