An emotional match with many controversial moments unfolded on Sunday afternoon at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor. Ultimately, Darmstadt suffered their first home defeat of the young season. We've compiled the post-match reactions for you.
„I think we were the better team in the first half. We had the clearer scoring opportunities, in my opinion. Especially in the period after the sending-off, we had some huge chances where we should have gone into halftime with a lead. I can attest to my team’s outstanding mentality and a very good performance under the circumstances. Our belief in this path is immense. You can feel it when we’re standing in a huddle, when the lads are talking to each other. It’s a shame that we’ve now lost two close games. Nevertheless, this won’t deter us in the slightest. We are convinced of our individual quality, of our growing together as a team, and we are convinced that we will continue to pick up points regularly in this league.“
„The first half was very erratic for us today, with many mistakes and a clear lack of focus. The sending-off certainly didn’t help. Darmstadt also had some good chances against us, which Leo Weinkauf saved well. Halftime did us good; we calmed down and took stock of the situation. Then we came out and controlled the game clearly and confidently. In my opinion, we decided the game with the 1-0 lead because we didn’t allow much after that. But we were wasteful in front of goal, as we could have wrapped up the game much earlier. I wish Darmstadt all the best, and with the quality of their team, you’ll definitely get some points.“
„Of course, the red card was a controversial, game-changing moment. Nevertheless, we played a good first half. We could even have taken the lead; up until then, we hadn’t allowed them much. Then we went into the second half with ten men, and our energy levels started to drop, which is normal. Despite that, we still conceded a goal from a penalty. The fact that we had to take the lead while a man down shows the quality and character of the team. Even in the second half, with less energy, we didn’t allow many long-range shots. Apart from the penalty, they didn’t really create any chances where you could say: brilliant play. We’ll definitely take the team spirit and character we showed with us.“
„The red card was obviously a game-changer. The game plan was really good against a strong Hannover team, even if they’re having some problems at the moment. We had chances, even with ten men, to take the lead. But we just couldn’t get the ball over the line. And then the penalty was awarded and Hannover took the lead. You try everything to get that one decisive moment, but it never came. It was a day to forget. One point from three games is obviously not what we wanted. Nevertheless, I’m really looking forward to the next game in Kaiserslautern.“
The 8th matchday takes the Lilies to Karlsruhe. Florian Kohfeldt has made two changes to his starting eleven compared to the home win against Cottbus: Lance Duijvestijn and Hiroki Akiyama come in for Noah Weißhaupt and Nicolas Verkooijen. Weißhaupt (on the bench) and Verkooijen (absent from the squad) both missed parts of the week's training due to illness. Additionally, Yosuke Furukawa is sidelined with calf problems.
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Tickets for the home match against 1. FC Heidenheim on November 22nd are available for purchase now.
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