FFive teams, two tickets: The promotion race in the third soccer league culminates on Saturday in the most exciting final in more than a decade. The only fix is the rise of Braunschweig, followed by Würzburg, Ingolstadt, Duisburg, Rostock and 1860 Munich for the dream destination of the second Bundesliga.
The Würzburg Kickers have the best cards, which in the worst case fall back to relegation rank. And coach Michael Schiele has already made the most unusual appearance before the season finale. With “Men, watch out,” the 42-year-old began a monologue after the first question of the press conference before the game against Halle. After 148 seconds of praising the team and employees, Schiele got up and left.
Schiele remained objective, did not attack anyone. The coach was very keen to convey his message. “We will not play on a tie. I don’t think about the relegation. We have it in our own hands to ascend directly, ”Schiele had said after the 5: 5 at Viktoria Köln at” MagentaSport “.
At least the relegation can be done by FC Ingolstadt under its own steam – at the same time, in a defeat at 1860 Munich, it will still be overtaken by the seventh-placed lion. “Our fans are happy that we are still at the finish,” said 1860 trainer Michael Köllner. “Nobody would have expected us to do that before the season. I am happy with what we played the season. Now we can add the icing on the cake. ”
At MSV Duisburg, the expressions before the game against Unterhaching are rather dark. From day 14 to day 32, the MSV was the leader. Then the corona break came and the team got into a downward spiral. Duisburg has only taken ten points since the restart and has been without a win for six games. “But I believe in justice because we deserve it extremely,” said coach Torsten Lieberknecht. The relegation rank would only be possible if Ingolstadt did not win and you scored three points yourself.
But Duisburg is physically at the limit. The squad is small and there are also injury problems. Lieberknecht had therefore described the high stress caused by the tight schedule of exclusively English weeks as “criminal”. DFB Vice President Peter Frymuth opposed this. “It was very intense for everyone involved, but with the reference that the DFB hadn’t thought about it – these are irrelevant arguments,” said the official. Rather, the DFB “took into account the wishes of the clubs” not to let the games run too far into July.
Hansa Rostock was a big supporter of a season continuation – and could be rewarded in the final sprint. If Ingolstadt and Duisburg do not win, Rostock can still pass by beating Chemnitz. The trainer prefers to stack deep. “We should have got one or two more points in the last four games,” said Jens Härtel.
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