He prevented a goal against and injured himself in the process: Sebastian Bornauw will have to take a break for the time being due to a blow to his right leg.
It was an action that is to a defender as a goal is to a striker: Sebastiaan Bornauw’s straddle against Florian Niederlechner, who was ready to shoot, was celebrated. The Belgian prevented Augsburg’s equaliser in the 54th minute, risking his head and neck in the process, eventually injuring his right heel and calf from his opponent’s kick, which hit Bornauw instead of the ball. The defender had to leave the field. At least: A more serious injury was not diagnosed. Which means: For the time being, the 22-year-old will have to take a bit of a break and will therefore probably miss the VfL test against Hansa Rostock on Wednesday (1 p.m.), but he is likely to play against Arminia Bielefeld after the international break.
That would be important for coach Florian Kohfeldt, who will still have to do without the red-banned Maxence Lacroix against Ostwestfalen, as he did at the weekend. Bornauw, who had previously missed the Champions League match against Salzburg (2:1) due to a capsule injury, reported himself ready for action against Augsburg – and thus put himself at the service of the team. “It wasn’t like that,” Kohfeldt reported, “that he went into the game completely pain-free. That demands respect from me and shows his character. “
Kohfeldt: “Here he is in extreme competition “
Now it’s all about the speedy recovery of the 14.5-million-euro summer purchase from Cologne, who is still waiting for his breakthrough in Wolfsburg. He has played in ten of 16 competitive matches and has been in the starting eleven seven times. Kohfeldt emphasises: “Seb would be a regular in many teams in the Bundesliga. Here he is in extreme competition. But he is a top central defender in the league.” Who was well-represented on Saturday after leaving through injury: Micky van de Ven, signed from Dutch second division side FC Volendam in the summer, made his Bundesliga debut.
