Despite a strong performance against the Stuttgarter Kickers, in the end it was only enough for SGV Freiberg to get one point. Coach Roland Seitz gave harsh words to the referee team after the game.
The SGV Freiberg players were dejected after the draw against the Stuttgarter Kickers.
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Even at the fifth attempt, SGV Freiberg did not achieve the hoped-for first home win of the season. Coach Roland Seitz’s team came close against the Stuttgarter Kickers in the Swabian derby in front of only 1,450 spectators. After an early deficit by Nico Blank (8th), the SGV turned the game around with a strong second half with goals from Dennis Owusu (46th) and Zeki Koca (64th) and led until injury time before David Tomic equalized succeeded. “We had the chance to make it 3-1 and we really wanted to win it. The 2-1 felt good. We have to stop conceding goals and defend it better as a team. We have the potential for more, we are a good team, “We train very well. We have to bring that to the pitch,” said Armend Qenaj (21), who shone with two assists, a brilliant shot at the inside post and many good offensive moves.
“Happiness will come”
“We could have made a nice leap forward. That hurts because we played a good game and we’re happy with the performance,” said Seitz after the Kickers’ late equalizer, where Freiberg lost in the Württemberg Round of 16 at the beginning of September won the national cup 3-1 and ended their results crisis with three defeats in a row in the league. “The results don’t match the performance. Some close games went in the wrong direction for us, we left too many points behind,” Seitz concluded before the derby after eight match days. After finishing fourth in the previous season, he had to rebuild again after numerous departures of regular staff with numerous new additions. All too often, the newly formed offensive has been lacking in penetration and taking advantage of opportunities.
“We don’t allow much, no opponent has outplayed us. We work with great concentration and played great against the Kickers and scored some nice goals. Before the game we would have been happy with a point, now we are disappointed. But the luck will come.” , Mario Estasi is sure that the team will quickly move away from the relegation zone. The 50-year-old has taken over as sporting director from Dieter Gerstung (now at FC 08 Homburg), who is highly valued in his surroundings and the team.
Criticism of the referee
SGV coach Seitz, always a man of clear words, gave Lucas Jungfleisch’s team of referees some advice on their way home to Saarland: “They should give up their whistle and flag and look for another sport. They were simply bad. It’s about our jobs and about career prospects. That just hurts.” Shortly before the break, the referee only showed Stuttgart’s Christian Mauersberger a yellow card after a rude foul in the “frustration foul” category against Linus Weik. “If they only give yellow, they should do something different. Mauersberger, a fair player, was super happy that his opponent didn’t have a serious injury,” reported Seitz.
