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01.04.2024 / English

All together now

When Christopher Antwi-Adjei appeared on the left in front of Marcel Schuhen in the 62nd minute, many Bochum players were already screaming for goal. But the offensive player failed on the shoulder of Darmstadt's number one and the Lilies' direct counterattack developed. Less than 30 seconds after the missed chance, the ball was in the Bochum net. Tim Skarke crowned the beautiful attack with the next goal and at the same time initiated the comeback. A good half hour later it was clear: Anyone who writes off the SV 98 is often making a mistake. Both in the game on Easter Sunday and in the final spurt of the Bundesliga.

Foto: SV 98

“That shows what kind of morale our team has,” Tim Skarke later explained on the ARD microphone, thus being on the same wavelength as Christoph Klarer. “Coming back after a 2-0 defeat and against this force that the stadium is developing shows that this team is alive,” said the defender, before adding: “A team that doesn’t believe in itself won’t come back here today .“

Belief in your own strength and in the continued opportunity. It is often invoked around the Böllenfalltor, but the game in Bochum showed that it is actually firmly anchored in the minds of Darmstadt.

Foto: Eibner

Positive for Mainz

“All together now”, with this choreo from the guest block, the Lilies were welcomed at the start of the second half. Do everything together to not only preserve your own opportunity, but to seize it in the coming weeks. A defeat on Easter Sunday would have put a severe damper on this project, but the 2-2 draw means SV 98 can now at least look positively towards the upcoming away game. Knowing full well that it is now finally high time to achieve a victory. „Of course we know that we actually need three points in our situation,“ Klarer admitted at the end of the 90 minutes in Bochum, but qualified: „Still, it’s an important point. Because we showed morale.“

With the knowledge of their own morale and the awareness that they need to win three points as soon as possible, the Darmstadt team will now prepare for next Saturday. „There’s a really great game ahead against Mainz 05. We want to take the chance to get closer,“ said Torsten Lieberknecht at the press conference in the Ruhrstadion, while Skarke spoke of a „deciding game“ that will take place on the 28th matchday in the Rhineland-Palatinate Capital is waiting.

A really great game against Mainz 05 awaits

Torsten Lieberknecht, Manager of SV 98

“All together” will be the motto again. The guest contingent for the encounter was sold out within a few days, but the team in Mainz will be assured of the support of the lily fans. And conversely, SVD supporters can be sure of one thing: giving up is not an option for their favorite team. And whoever comes back from Bochum in the pouring rain with their backs against the wall can still achieve a lot on the remaining match days. The message that Lieberknecht sent out late in the game in Bochum was correspondingly clear: „We are stubborn. We are sticking with it. It remains our championship to achieve relegation.“

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