The sad end of SC Langenthal is approaching

It’s up and down this Monday at Schoren Langenthal. Countless motorists are still looking for a parking space, beer is poured in front of the stadium and you have to queue at the entrance. A woman with a yellow-and-blue scarf around her neck takes out her subscription, looks at her wistfully and says, “Maybe it’s the last time.”

The SC Langenthal says goodbye to Swiss after this season Leaguevoluntarily descends into the depths MyHockey League away. Because Schoren, which is getting older, lacks the economic conditions for the second division, as well as the prospects for a new stadium in the city. This bomb burst in December. “In the beginning it was a shock to many, there was displeasure and misunderstanding among the fans,” says chairman Gian Kämpf. “That has now stabilized because the people themselves saw that we simply did not get any further with the stadium issue.”

Celebrate festivals while they are still falling

Inside the Schoren, the outdated building from 1961, the puck is thrown in. With 1:2 lies Langenthal back against Olten in the Derby quarter-finals. And whether the players like it or not, they know that if they lose in the fourth game, it will be the last home game for this club pro level could have been. An era is coming to an end. “You can’t completely hide something like that,” says coach and sports director Kevin panties say after the game.

This special circumstance is hardly noticeable in the stands. The mood is excellent. 3231 fans came. The SCL fans giving everything, cheering their team loudly. And they don’t stop there when their team is 3-0 behind. Festivals should be celebrated when they fall. Or in the case of Langenthalwhile still falling. “Maybe it’s the last time more than 3,000 people are shaving,” says someone in the stands with a sad look around him.

The The President’s wishthat’s all

But down on the ice there is the SC Langenthal don’t open, fight your way to 2:3. The post prevents compensation. It’s an impressive response from a seemingly defeated team that regains its courage. A team that is completely fragmented after the last game of the season. “I wish there would be no one left next season. Because then it would mean that they can remain professional players,” says chairman Kampf.

Even if one or the other should stay because of a lack of alternatives, the SC Langenthal create a whole new team. “It will be at least a year or two before we get into the MyHockey League arrive,” he says. Others believe that the club has completely underestimated the situation and Langenthal after the voluntary relegation in a year’s time, a sporting relegation is also threatening.

All efforts that evening are to no avail. The SC Langenthal eventually loses to the hardened Olten with 2:5. Sometimes because the two young loan players Cédric Aeschbach (20, SCL Tigers) and Noah Fuss (21, Bern) each conceded a goal. But this is Also Langenthal. Here young players get the chance to show themselves at key moments, learn from mistakes and get better. It is not just a traditional club with the next defeat Quarterfinal series from Swiss League disappears. For Swiss ice hockey, the consequences will be more far-reaching.

Source : Blick