FC Gießen on relegation course: coach Fink urgently demands points!

FC Gießen on relegation course: coach Fink urgently demands points!

FC Gießen had to accept a bitter defeat in the soccer regional league Südwest last Saturday. The team under the direction of head coach Michael Fink lost 1-2 against FC-Astoria Walldorf, which further exacerbates the unfortunate record of the promoted. Since the last victory against Hessen Kassel at the end of August, the team has only won two points in five games and is therefore considered seriously at risk in the relegation battle.

The game was anything but desirable for Gießen. In the sixth minute of added time, even goalkeeper Bilal Zabadne tried to rush forward at the last corner kick, but the referee whistled the encounter shortly afterwards. The desolate state of the team became clear by the disappointed faces of the players when they left the place after the final siren. "We are talking about the same things as last week," said Fink, who specifically addressed the team's problems. The Gießeners have often developed opportunities this season, but did not use them, which ultimately leads to a look back at the lower table positions.

crucial moments and wrong decisions

The game took a turn when FC Walldorf went to the front in the second half. The Gießen central defender Ilias Ebnoutalib left his opponent too much space, which led to the first goal for Walldorf. Just a few minutes later, Felix Kendel used a coordination error between Arcanjo Köhler and Ebnoutalib to increase to 2-1. "A 'Leo' call would have been enough to extinguish the Situation," said Fink, who was annoyed by the lack of communication signs.

on the offensive Gießen was not gone. The players did not manage to consistently use the existing occasions. David Siebert said: "I am already worried. I just need an action, a goal, then the knot burst." It was frustrating to see how all the efforts could not be converted into goals, while the Walldorfer used crucial mistakes of the Gießeners in the face of their clever style of play.

Although Gießen also had chances, the team was unable to use them. A good shot from Younes Ebnoutalib landed only on the inner post, and a header by Iliad Ebnoutalib also narrowly missed the goal. Fink was still optimistic and said: "If we are 1-0 or 2-0 in front, nothing happens here because the opponent did not have the solutions in the game."

look ahead

With this defeat, the Gießeners are still in twelfth place in the table, but the air becomes thinner. Next Saturday it will be against the co -promoted Göppinger SV, who has moved to Gießen after a win. The team urgently needs points, as well as a "nasty" victory to get out of the current result. "Maybe we need that," said Siebert.

The disappointment about the repeated defeat is tangible in the team, and the players urgently need to find out of their deep so as not to slip into the relegation zone. The next game will be crucial to direct the swing to the right way and to achieve the urgently needed sense of achievement. The Gießeners have to park the mistakes and finally reflect on their strengths. The demands are clear: a good football ultimately has to be reflected in the table.

The Gießen line-up was: Zabadne-Böger (62nd Raweri), Besso, Fink, Ilias Ebnoutalib (83. Kassa), Itter (76. Maingad)-Abdel-Ghani, Arcanjo Köhler-Siebert, Younes Ebnoutalib, Scholl (76. Ardestani). The Walldorfer: From the Felsen - Goß, Hauk, Müller, Grimmer - Politakis (76th Tchadjei), Länt, Boziaris (57th Erbe) - Arcalean (84th Jahn), Kendel (76. Waack), Redekop (57th Rienhardt).

The goals fell as follows: 0: 1 Boziais (51.), 1: 1 y. Ebnoutalib (53.), 1: 2 Kendel (59.). The referee decision was in the hands of young meat from Völklingen, while 539 spectators followed the explosive game.