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Third match point for Teutonia to stay up
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Teutonia, here with Leonard Bajraktari on the ball, was unstoppable in the first leg.
Photo: Heiko van der Velden
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St. Tönis It is said that all good things come in threes. However, it would not only be good for the nerves of those responsible for the upper division football team Teutonia St. Tönis if the team converted their third match point and made the league perfect.
In the last two games of the relegation round of the football league, Teutonia St. Tönis failed to bring in the missing points to stay up in the league. Whit Monday (3.30 p.m.) coach Justin Müller’s team has the next and penultimate opportunity to clear up their last doubts. After four games abroad, the Teutons also have home rights again for the first time. The opponent is relegated 1. FC Mönchengladbach, which the hosts clearly put in their place in the first leg 7-0.
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From the paper, the result suggests a simple task. However, Müller vigorously resists this impression: “We should think as little as possible about the first leg. The matter was not as clear at the time as it might appear. There is always a risk of underestimating an opponent. But after the last two games, we must be clear that we are not getting anything for free. We also have to work for that against Mönchengladbach and we need a good performance. I’m expecting three points, but we’re not exactly going to get them at the moment.” The catch-up game at SC West during the week showed that FC should not be taken lightly, which ended in the state capital’s narrow 4-3 win , who have moved up to two points behind the Teutons with this victory and thus left the relegation zone.
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From a personnel point of view, there is good and bad news before the game. Ioannis Alexiou returns after his suspension from yellow-red and Lukas Stiels reported fit again. This is offset by the absences of Brian Drubel (groin problems), Samed Yesil (ill) and Niklas Withofs, who was still corona positive yesterday. Should Withofs test negative soon, the youngster is still not an option. “Niklas hasn’t been able to participate in the last five training sessions.” What the starting eleven looks like ultimately also depends on Müller’s considerations of being more active against FC than in previous matches, but without neglecting the more defensive orientation that gives stability.
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