Alemannia is generally stable, but Aachen is currently struggling with scoring goals. The Tivoli should shake again against Ingolstadt.
Had to leave the pitch in Dresden: Gianluca Gaudino, here in a duel with Niklas Hauptmann (right).
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Heiner Backhaus had mixed feelings after his team’s respectable 0-0 draw with third division leaders Dynamo Dresden. TSV was the more accommodating team, didn’t allow anything until the very final phase of the game and earned their ninth point of the season.
Alemannia in the English week
Mixed because all the effort that Alemannia put into the Elbe could easily have led to a threesome. “With the way the game is going, you have to win here,” said Aachen’s coach after the final whistle MagentaSportbut “satisfied with the way we played here”.
Third game in a row without Aachen celebrating a goal
It wasn’t the first time his team had failed to score a goal this season. The newcomer had previously failed to score in Dortmund (0:3) and against Waldhof (0:0) in the English week. Six goals scored is the lowest value in the field of 20, fellow promoted team Cottbus leads this ranking with 22 goals.
Nevertheless, Alemannia is still in 13th place in the table and could jump into the top half of the table with a home win on Saturday against FC Ingolstadt (4:30 p.m., LIVE! on kicker).
Gaudino “pivot”
When it comes to personnel, however, there is improvement in sight. Gianluca Gaudino, who suffered an ankle injury after the break in Dresden, is not seriously injured and is expected to return to training on Wednesday, according to Erdal Celik Aachen newspaper revealed. The 27-year-old midfielder, who had to be replaced by Julian Schwermann after 77 minutes, had already given the all-clear on Monday, according to the technical director. “We are very happy that he is not out,” said Celik and praised new signing Gaudino as a “pivot in our game” who his teammates like to play on.
The son of former international Maurizio Gaudino, who trained at FC Bayern, returned to German professional football in the summer after years of traveling mainly through Austria and Switzerland and made his first third division appearances in the last two games.
In addition to Gaudino, defensive players Felix Meyer (feeling unwell before the Dresden game) and Aldin Dervisevic, who had metal removed after breaking his fibula, will soon be able to play again. Meanwhile, midfielder Anas Bakhat should be brought in carefully after his long-term knee injury.
Who is in the goal?
By the way, Backhaus left it open after the game in Dresden who he would put in goal against the Schanzer. Marcel Johnen was at least back on the bench on Sunday after the concussion he suffered against Cologne and was again represented by Elias Bördner, who did a good job (kicker grade 2.5) and secured the point with two important saves in the end. Two good goalkeepers – a luxury problem for Backhaus that he would like to deal with before Saturday.
