Rostock (dpa / mv) – Second division soccer team FC Hansa Rostock has some personnel worries before the northern derby in the 2nd Bundesliga soccer league near Holstein Kiel on Saturday (1 p.m. / Sky). “Pascal Breier and Lukas Scherff are questionable, as are Kai Pröger and Lukas Hinterseer, who both had problems during training yesterday,” said Hansa trainer Jens Härtel on Thursday. In the case of Frederic Ananou, who was on duty for Togo’s national team, it remains to be seen how he coped with the stress of the journey.
In Simon Rhein, a cornerstone in Härtel’s personnel concept will still be missing. The defensive midfielder was last used on August 27th in a away game at Karlsruher SC (0-2) and has since been sidelined with a foot injury.
After three bankruptcies in a row abroad, the Rostockers finally want to score again on the Kiel Fjord. “We want to play bold football while standing well and allowing little,” announced Hartel. “We have to bring the energy, intensity and aggressiveness to the pitch that we had against Magdeburg,” added the 53-year-old. Before the two-week international break, Hansa had defeated newly promoted 1. FC Magdeburg 3-1 at home and consolidated their mid-table position with their third home win.
