Waldhof Mannheim needed a lot of patience in the 3-1 opening win in the 3rd division against Viktoria Köln. However, coaches and players see this as a good sign.
The decision for Waldhof Mannheim was rehearsed: “Cello came to me before the variant and said: Bro, I’ll go into this ball now, I’ll get it in the middle, no matter how. And you’ve got the nose for it now and push him over the line,” said goal scorer Gerrit Gohlke in an interview with SWR Sport. “And I’m glad it turned out that way.”
The relief was great. Because Waldhof Mannheim was the better team against Viktoria Köln for long stretches, took a deserved 1-0 lead through Basir Ekincier (64th minute), had the ball and opponents under control and then had to accept the equalizer from Youssef Amyn (73rd minute). ) – according to a standard. It was the only really dangerous action that Viktoria Cologne managed in the game. “But then we put all our will and mentality on the pitch and therefore deservedly won the game,” said Gohlke.
A good start for ambitious Mannheimers
“Cello” is Marcel Seegert, who staged the goal scorer – as announced. “We’ve had one or two chances to make it 1-0 before. We made life a bit difficult for ourselves.” The sudden equalization shocked the team briefly. “But then we caught ourselves, got the thing back via a set piece and countered coldly from the back.” Dominik Kother refined this counterattack to make it 3:1.
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At the start of the 3rd division, Waldhof Mannheim managed a 2-1 win against Viktoria Köln. It was the first win in new coach Christian Neidhart’s first competitive game.
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It was a successful start for the ambitious Mannheimers, who don’t want to talk about specific goals for the season yet: “We’re doing our thing. We’ve set ourselves goals that everyone knows internally. But we’ll keep them internally,” said Gohlke. But after fifth place last season, Waldhof Mannheim certainly doesn’t want to get worse this season.
Waldhof Mannheim ready for the cup fight against Kiel
Coach Christian Neidhart was happy about the victorious competitive game premiere. “First of all, it’s important that you started the season well and that you can start the cup week with a win. That’s always good.”
In the cup, Waldhof Mannheim meets Holstein Kiel next Sunday (from 6:00 p.m. live in the audio stream on Sportschau.de). “There will be tough tasks week after week. And we have to make sure that we stick to it.”
Perhaps there will be one or two newcomers on the pitch: “We still want to do something and will do something else. But prudently and sensibly.” However, the transfer window doesn’t close until Thursday 1 September. Until then, cello and bro have to rock the thing alone.
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