SVWW: 1-1 in an away game against Hansa Rostock
Fourth game and still no win: Although SVWW managed to tie the game 1-1 late in Rostock, they’re still waiting for their first win and sit at the bottom of the standings. On Sunday, September 13, Waldhof Mannheim will visit Wiesbaden, before the team travels to Cologne to face Fortmuna on September 16.
1-1 in the away game against Hansa Rostock
Wiesbaden coach Daniel Scherning made two changes from the 0-0 draw against RW Essen, bringing in Massimo and Kalem for Schleimer and Ati Allah in front of more than 24,000 fans. The confident hosts got off to a strong start, but Wallner’s shot was blocked by Janitzek just seven minutes in. After that, SVWW eased the pressure on themselves, but they still couldn’t create much up front. Just shy of the 30-minute mark, it was the experienced Voglsammer who missed from a good position. And shortly afterward, Voglsammer missed again following a mistake by Janitzek. Thus, SVWW went into halftime with a fortunate 0–0 draw, having created no scoring chances of their own.
At the start of the second half, Hansa picked up where the team had left off in the first half, but with even greater success. Wallner deservedly put his team ahead 1-0 in the 54th minute with a header. After that, SVWW tried to respond, but couldn’t create any clear-cut chances. Then, in the 84th minute, they managed a fluke equalizer. Unbehaun was able to block the visitors’ first shot on goal, but Stehle was in exactly the right place and tied the game at 1–1—a more-than-lucky result. And when Stritzel made a save against Kiedl shortly before the end, the more-than-lucky 1–1 draw was sealed. Had Hansa capitalized on its chances, SVWW would likely have lost. So they head to Wiesbaden with the 1-1 draw; however, with just two points from four matches, SVWW sits in last place—20th—in the standings.
Line-ups and goals
Hansa: Unbehaun - Bohnert, Carstens, Wallner, N. Kölle - Fatkic, Dirkner, Krauß, Kopacz, Dajaku - Voglsammer - Substitutes: 62. M. Schuster for Dirkner, 75. Karada for Voglsammer, and Kiedl for Bohnert - Coach Brinkmann
SVWW: Stritzel – Nink, Gillekens, Janitzek, Greilinger – Fechner, Gözüsirin, Massimo, Kalem - M. Müller, Flotho - Substitutions: 64. Brandt for Gözüsirin and N. May for Kalem, 71. Stehle for Massimo, 78. Paula for Fechner - Coach Scherning
Goals: 1-0 Wallner (54'), 1-1 Stehle (84')
Attendance: 24,556
Doubleheader: At home against Mannheim and on the road against Fortuna Cologne
Now the SVWW faces its first back-to-back matchday of this still relatively young season: On Sunday, September 13, at 4:30 p.m., SV Waldhof Mannheim—which has also had a mediocre start—will visit Wiesbaden. Then, on Wednesday, September 16, at 6 p.m., SVWW will travel to the Südstadt to face newly promoted Fortuna Köln. If SVWW remains winless by then, it will be fair to say they’ve had a poor start to the season.