Hanover Boss Imposes Oktoberfest Ban for Munich Trip
Hanover 96 coach Tayfun Korkut has banned his players from visiting Munich's Oktoberfest beer festival after Saturday's Bundesliga match at leaders Bayern Munich -- whether his team wins, loses or draws.
Hanover are sixth in the table, but only four points adrift of leaders Bayern ahead of Saturday's showdown at Munich's Allianz Arena.
Korkut has forbidden his players from attending Munich's world-famous festival in the Bavarian capital even if Hanover earn their first away win over Bayern since 2006.
"Festivals are cause for celebration only if you have something to celebrate and a single game is not a good enough reason," said Korkut.
The annual 16-day Oktoberfest, where 6.7 million liters of beer were drunk in last year's festival, finishes on Sunday and Hanover travel to Munich in good spirits with ten points from their first six games.
They are only two points off second place.
"That gives us some stability, but if you want to take something in Munich, you can't allow them anything," insisted Korkut.
History is not on Hanover's side.
They have conceded 27 goals and scored only twice in the seven games since their shock 1-0 win in Munich in 2006, which includes a 7-0 drubbing in 2010 and a 5-0 defeat two years ago.
Source: Agence France Presse
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