No winner in the basement duel: The 0-0 between SpVgg Greuther Fürth and FC Augsburg does not help either of the two teams.
When the final whistle sounded, there were no happy faces to be seen in the Fürth Ronhof. No wonder: The 0-0 between the clover leaf and FC Augsburg at the end of the first half of the season was too little for both teams in the fight against relegation from the Bundesliga. “We lost two points,” said Augsburg goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz at Sky, while his colleague Sascha Burchert from Fürth sounded similar: “We should have scored three points.”
The starting position for the second half of the season is bad for both teams, but still rather hopeless for the people from Fürth: After the first win of the season six days earlier, the Franks escaped the 56 old negative record of Tasmania Berlin (one win, one draw) with the now second draw. , but if they are at least twelve points behind the relegation place, they are left behind.
And Augsburg? Temporarily left the relegation place with 18 points, but is still deep in the fight against relegation, only two points is the lead over Arminia Bielefeld in 17th place in the table. “It’s disappointing that we didn’t take a threesome with us,” said Andre Hahn, who, however, had twice the chance to change this.
Burchert thwarts best FCA chances
Hahn had two excellent chances to score (31./48.), But both times Fürth’s strong goalkeeper Sascha Burchert reacted excellently. “We just have problems scoring goals,” complained Gikiewicz. Hahn, who was otherwise good at it, also admitted that he and his teammates usually lacked the ultimate consequence in the game: “We just didn’t create the necessary chances to score.”
The Fürthern had a similar experience. “The last punch was missing,” said defender Sebastian Griesbeck, but emphasized at the same time: “But it was also important that the zero is at the bottom.” But he didn’t want to see that all of this might not be enough in the end to prevent relegation: “It doesn’t look rosy, but as long as it is mathematically possible, there is still hope that it will not be about the end of the season talk.”
With just five points after the first half of the season, the relegation hardly seems to be avoided, but Burchert emphasized: “We are going into the second half of the season with a good feeling.” Griesbeck also recalled the role model FSV Mainz 05: The Rheinhessen won 32 points in a strong second half last season – but had at least seven points on the credit side after the miserable first half.
SpVgg Greuther Fürth – FC Augsburg: The coach voices
Stefan Leitl (coach SpVgg Greuther Fürth): “We set ourselves a lot, but didn’t have clear scoring chances, that was certainly a shortcoming. We wanted more, but we couldn’t do it anymore. Of course, we can’t be satisfied with five points, but we’re with four We got through this English week very well with points from three games, that makes us confident. I don’t want to talk about the second division, it’s too far away for me. “
Markus Weinzierl (FC Augsburg coach): “We really wanted to win, we didn’t make it, that’s why we are disappointed. The last consequence was missing. We have scored twelve points in the last eight games, so we’re going to continue. I’m confident that we will achieve our goal . “
