Mannheim (dpa / lsw) – Despite the failure in the DFB Cup, pride prevailed among the players of the third division soccer team SV Waldhof Mannheim. “We fought very well and gave everything,” said Laurent Jans after the narrow defeat against 1. FC Nürnberg (0:1) on Tuesday evening. Coach Christian Neidhart’s team wanted to regain their self-confidence in the second round game, because in the league Mannheim are lagging behind their own claims as bottom of the table.
Jans, who missed even the greatest chance to equalize, believes that SVW succeeded. “If we repeat the performance, then we will also get our points in the league,” said the Luxembourg international. “We can take a lot of positive points with us to start in the league.”
Only because of an own goal by Gerrit Gohlke did the Kurpfälzer lose to table 14. the 2nd league. It was Mannheim’s first competitive defeat this season in front of a home crowd. However, the SVW has not yet been able to celebrate a sense of achievement away from home. He was also eliminated from the regional league team FC-Astoria Walldorf in the state cup. “We concede too many goals away from home,” said Alexander Rossipal. “The game was a good step, we were more stable again. But we have to be more dominant in the league.”
