Cottbus fulfills mission - Hansa disappointed

Cottbus fulfills mission - Hansa disappointed - Aue with announcement

The FC Energie Cottbus team celebrates on the Cottbus Altmarkt after their return from the last game of the season / Photo: Frank Hammerschmidt/dpa

Pure emotion after Cottbus' promotion

After the 1:0 win at SSV Jahn Regensburg, FC Energie Cottbus broke all the dams. The fans who had made the game a home match stormed the pitch. Captain Axel Borgmann wept with happiness, President Sebastian Lemke announced a marathon celebration. It had been twelve years of drought before second division soccer was finally played in Lusatia again. However, coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz immediately raised his finger in warning. "I hope the club makes something of it. Especially in the euphoria, you make a lot of mistakes," Wollitz said on MagentaSport.

However, he didn't want to forbid anyone from celebrating. "For me, it all comes a little later. I'm proud to be a part of it," said Wollitz and announced: "The boys know that I'm a party animal. They'll be surprised."

Lemke looked back in the hour of success: "This is the highlight of a journey. We took over the club five years ago when it was at rock bottom, financially and in sporting terms. Everything was in ruins. With a small team, we managed to bring it back up from the mediocrity of the 4th division," said the president and Wollitz emphasized: "Understanding the players as people - that's our key. We didn't get any pressure from the top - even when we lost in the regional league. I took the boys with me completely."

Mixed feelings at FC Hansa

It wasn't just a medical emergency in the Hansa block that caused mixed feelings after Rostock's 4:3 win at 1. FC Saarbrücken. "We all hoped that somehow we could still finish in 3rd place. Now it's 5th place with 67 points. That doesn't happen that often," said captain Franz Pfanne and also found reasons for the missed promotion: "There were games where we simply gave away points stupidly. It all hurts a bit."

Amir Shapourzadeh agreed. "In the end, we're all disappointed because there was a feeling that we could have done better this year. Nevertheless, we're proud of the team for always coming back after setbacks," said the director of professional soccer at FC Hansa.

Coach Daniel Brinkmann didn't want to dwell on the disappointment for too long. "I'm already looking forward to when it starts again. We have work to do, we have to work on it. I'll be looking ahead from tomorrow. We want to do more right than we did this year. This year we've picked up seven points more than last year. If we can add another five or six points, then we'll finally be there. But it's a long road and a lot of hard work."

After relegation is before the cup final for Aue

The relegation to the Regionalliga in the 80th anniversary year of the club's founding is something that FC Erzgebirge Aue have resigned themselves to. The team woke up too late. However, six unbeaten games at the end of the season and the 4:2 win at fellow relegated side 1. FC Schweinfurt can be seen as a declaration of intent from the violets. The fact that the previous interim coach Khvicha Shubitidze has been promoted to permanent manager is also a sign. "I feel very honored," said Shubitidze.

Steffen Ziffert, responsible for the Erzgebirge squad planning, now wants to build a strong team for the regional league as quickly as possible. "I think there will be a big shake-up. I already had a similar task in 2015/16, when we were relegated from the 2nd division. We built a completely new team, which was then immediately promoted again. We are planning something similar. With our conditions, we already have the goal of aiming for immediate promotion again," said Ziffert.

One man plays an important role in this: goalscorer Marcel Bär. "It's no secret that we want to keep him. Talks are ongoing and we hope that everything is going in the right direction," said Shubitidze. He took the double-packer off the pitch immediately after his second goal. "He shouldn't waste his powder for the cup final," said the coach. Everything in the Erzgebirge is subordinated to success in the Saxony Cup at arch-rivals FSV Zwickau next Saturday. The resulting financial resources can be put to good use in the mission to regain promotion.

Cottbus fulfills mission - Hansa disappointed - Aue with announcement

Pure emotion after Cottbus' promotion

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