München Red Bulls — ERC Ingolstadt: 1:5, DEL

Ingolstadt ended München Red Bulls' recent upswing with a comprehensive 5:1 victory in the DEL on Thursday night. The visitors were never in danger of trailing and pulled clear early. It was a result that turned expectations on their head, especially given how the hosts had been playing.

München had won four of their previous five matches, looking like a side finding its rhythm. They started brightly enough but couldn't sustain it. Ingolstadt, meanwhile, had lost four of their last six and were struggling. That changed in one evening.

I had backed the home side with sixty-two per cent confidence. By then the form was there to see, but the underlying issues were deeper. The high line was picked apart, and München simply couldn't recover. A derby with no love lost, if you want to put it that way.

After the game the table tells a different story. München remain fifth on four wins from six games, though now with two defeats. Ingolstadt stay twelfth with just two victories and four losses. Neither side has accumulated any points yet — the season has barely begun.

What matters is the run that ended. München's momentum vanished. Ingolstadt got something they needed, even if the points situation remains touch and go. One mistake ends it, and München made more than one tonight.