Psuddenly everything was back. The memory of Jay Jay Okocha, of the goal of the year that the Eintracht player scored on August 31, 1993. In the goal of the opponent from Karlsruhe at that time was Oliver Kahn, who would later be promoted to world goalkeeper in the dress of FC Bayern. Okocha fooled the KSC’s defense like in a circus. The people of Baden did not know what was happening to them. Okocha literally turned them through the mangle.
Aymen Barkok was not even born at this point. It was not until five years later that he saw the light of day in Frankfurt. The German-Moroccan is employed as a professional soccer player for Eintracht, the city’s first club. On Tuesday evening, in the rousing 3: 3 against Borussia Mönchengladbach, the football artist Barkok scored an Okocha goal. He also fooled the Borussia, hooked one hook after the other and even had the chutzpah to pat the ball with the sole and present it in such a way that he only had to push it into the left corner with his right hand.
A stroke of genius. The goal to 3: 1 was the blast – but because Eintracht did not understand how to bring this supposedly secure lead over time, it was ultimately the Gladbachers who, in the person of captain Lars Stindl, provided the final bang. Stindl scored all three goals of the Champions League round of 16. But beyond the day, only Barkok’s direct hit will be spoken of.
0: 1, 1: 1, 2: 1, 3: 1, 3: 2, 3: 3 – the game of Eintracht was like a rollercoaster ride. Started weakly, the team of coach Adi Hütter turned up powerfully, and when Eintracht snatched the apparently safe victory shortly before the end of the six-minute stoppage time, disappointment broke out later. “I am convinced that we would have won on the pitch with David,” said Hütter about the dubious suspension of captain Abraham. “The 3: 3 feels like a defeat, but it’s still a point. Even if we have to chalk the last two goals against ourselves, we saw an absolutely great performance except in the first ten minutes. “
Coach Adi Hütter changes a lot in terms of personnel
Hütter was not dissatisfied when he answered questions at the end of an emotional Bundesliga game. The Frankfurt soccer teacher paid “a big compliment to the 22-year-old Barkok, not just because of his goal. He fought, ran a lot, phenomenally. ”Small downer:“ The only thing he has to do is clarify the situation before the penalty kick and knock the ball away. But that does not change the evaluation of his performance. “
Hütter has upset a lot in terms of personnel – once again. Makoto Hasebe was back in the team, and the fact that he also sent Barkok and Amin Younes, the former substitute specialists, into the race against Borussia from the start was a good decision. Thanks to their creativity, after the early deficit (14th minute), the turnaround was quickly achieved through goals from André Silva (22nd, penalty, and 24th) and Barkok (32nd). It was painful that it was still not enough to get the lead over time because Stindl also scored goal number two (90th) and three (90th + 5). Again not won, again just drawn.
For nine Bundesliga games, Eintracht has been waiting for a perfect experience of happiness. As before the unfortunate and unnecessary away defeat in Wolfsburg, Hütter repeated his credo “that we will win again soon, even if after nine games without a win it is of course time for us to reward ourselves. The performance of the team makes me confident. ”In addition, the 50-year-old Austrian“ has fun seeing how everyone is fighting, forming a compact unit and showing a mentality ”.
Bruno Hübner was also happy about a more or less successful evening despite the 3: 3. “We played a really good game and should have saved the lead over time.” The Eintracht sporting director was also more than happy with Barkok’s appearance. “Aymen played a great game, then unfortunately the ball bounces and he gets a penalty. But don’t blame him. “
The hardworking Younes reproached himself, if at all. “The result is a huge disappointment and feels like a loss,” he said. “We were there physically in the duels, also in terms of football, and scored great goals. It’s just a shame. “On Saturday in Augsburg, Eintracht can make another attempt to finally win a game again. Goals from Silva and Barkok would be helpful.
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