ROLL ON THE SWISS
Lowenbrau rolled into the Marienplatz, which was stocked with thousands of bottles of beer for thirsty locals.
Unfortunately for them, the Scots were in town too and by lunchtime, the Marienplatz had been drunk dry.
Brothers- in- law Robert Thomson and Charl i e Graham, from Bathgate, enjoyed a refreshment in the aptly named Weinstrasse ( Wine Street).
Charlie, 61, vowed: “This is not over yet. No one really expected us to win against Germany so we should not be too down-hearted.
“A win and a draw in the next two games will definitely take us through.” Robert, 70, added: “We are going to Cologne and then on to Stuttgart.
“We have every reason to believe that this tournament is still very much alive.” Scotland fans did much for international relations by celebrating with a German bride-to-be in the Marienplatz. Veil-wearing Daniela Winter-Jung was visiting Munich from her home in Donauwoerth, a picturesque town on the River Danube, with a crowd of her “hens”. The 43-year-old said: “These Scottish guys are so much fun. They are not afraid to sing and dance in public.”
She also led a crowd in a rendition of the England Three Lions anthem Football’s Coming Home. Openreach engineer Barry McGillivray, from Perth, used a
Nessie-style hat to try to go unnoticed in the city centre.
The 42-year-old said: “I still believe. A German victory was a bit of a given.
“I didn’t expect the size of the win, to be honest, but we are ready to go again against Switzerland and Hungary.”
Many fans were unhappy with arrangements at several official fanzones in Munich.
The main one in the city centre, Marienplatz, was cancelled over fears the tourist hot spot was becoming dangerously overcrowded.
And at the 25,000- capacity Olympic Park, the ones lucky enough to get in faced queues of more than an hour for a cup of beer.
Responding to complaints about low beer stocks in the home of brewing, Peter Inselkammer, Munich’s head of economic development, defended his city’s preparations. He told BBC News: “Yes, there is enough beer. Think of Oktoberfest – that’s seven million visitors with nine million litres of beer.
“So we are used to having guests who are very thirsty.”
Munich Police yesterday posted on social media: “Special thanks to Scottish fans, who created a special atmosphere over the last few days.
“Good luck at Euro 2024 and happy travelling. Cheers.”
The force confirmed there were no serious incidents in the city involving anyone from Scotland.
More than 10million people tuned into watch the kick- off match between Germany and Scotland on ITV on Friday, the highest peak audience of any opening match of major tournament in a decade.
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