Mathias Honsak finally scored his first goal of the season against Schalke. The Austrian is just as happy about that as he is about the Lilien’s current run of success. This is another reason why the chances of the winger extending his expiring contract are not bad.
Five games, four wins and one draw – things are going well for SV Darmstadt 98 at the moment. As long as possible, they want to stay on this wave,. His team-mate Mathias Honsak picks up on the image and says: “I’m also taking that with me. But we don’t want to rest on the surfboard on the high wave. “
Long wait for first goal of the season
The 24-year-old Austrian sums up the reasons for the flight of fancy like this: “We defend super and don’t need many chances up front at the moment to score goals.” Scoring goals worked for him too for the first time on matchday 13 in a 4-2 win at Schalke, when he put the Lilies 2-1 ahead. “At Schalke in front of more than 50,000 spectators – of course those are the best goals for me,” he says.
Before that, however, there was a long dry spell. “I didn’t put myself under any pressure and let myself get stressed according to the motto: You have to score the next one now. That would have been the wrong approach,” he says. Instead, he picked up where he left off in the previous games. “I knew that the goal would come at some point. “
The problem with being cold
Honsak has a lot of speed and is strong in one-on-one situations. But alone in front of the opponent’s goal, his nerves still fail him too often. “I also know from myself that I am not yet as cool-headed in front of goal as the strikers,” he says. “We recreate such situations in training. Only through practice, practice, practice do you find it easier and then you eventually put it in.”
He does not want to talk about a possible promotion. The topic is mainly brought up to him by the media, he says. “But you also build up pressure with that. We’re doing well and concentrating from game to game.” There it is a week from Saturday at Böllenfalltor against leaders St. Pauli. “I think that will be an outstanding game – for the fans, for us, for each individual,” says Honsak. “I’m already tingling. “
Honsak has been playing for SV Darmstadt 98 since the summer of 2019, and his contract expires after the season. There is a good chance that the winger will stay with the Lilies. “We have already had talks, with Wehle (Carsten Wehlmann), with Tom Eilers and with the coach. They were all very positive. And that has also put me in a positive mood,” says the former Austrian U-21 international. “You’ll find out soon enough what happens next. “