Jahn Regensburg’s run of form just won’t end. The Upper Palatinate side consolidated second place with a smooth 3-0 win at FC Ingolstadt. Coach Mersad Selimbegovic and captain Benedikt Gimber found the right time for the goals.
It’s just Selimbegovic’s way to keep the ball low. “If you haven’t seen the game, then you probably think everything was clear. But it wasn’t that clear. But that’s normal, because in this league it’s always difficult to win.” The SSV coach said on the club’s website that they had “a bit of luck” on their side and “made the 1:0 at the right time” after David Otto’s opening goal (9th) after FCI’s good opening phase.
Gimber and the other right moment
There had been another such opportune moment against an “expectedly difficult opponent” in the second half, as Gimber found. “Just after half-time, Ingolstadt once again sparked pressure and we made it 2-0 at exactly the right moment,” commented the captain, who had been fouled by Marc Stendera, on the penalty that Max Besuschkow (63rd) was due to take to make it 2-0.
Ten minutes later, the wild card Kaan Caliskaner, who had arrived shortly before, made the victory perfect with the 3:0. The striker’s first goal of the season reflects one of Jahn’s trump cards: with 13 different scorers in 27 goals, unpredictability is a not unimportant factor in the game of the second-placed team, which has moved to within one point of leaders St. Pauli.
Gimber, who admitted that everyone in the team had felt their legs after the 120 minutes in the cup (2:4 i. E. against Rostock), named another key to the current success: “What distinguishes us is that we don’t concern ourselves with it, don’t complain, but always give full throttle. “
This is also the opinion of Christian Keller, the departing manager after eight and a half years, whom Gimber (“A huge loss”) led into the fan curve on his last day: “Jahn Regensburg is characterised by the fact that the collective works, and that’s something you should also keep. We always tell the team: if you stick together, you can’t be broken. “