"Marus get ready. You come in the second half. ”Alex Baumgärtner was asked to do so in the friendly match between SC Rot-Weiß Bad Tölz and Schliersee last Sunday.
Bad Tölz - "Marus get ready. You come in the second half. ”Alex Baumgärtner received this request at the test game of SC Rot-Weiß Bad Tölz against Schliersee (6-0) last Sunday. After the 2018/19 season, the veteran had switched from SC Rot-Weiß to city rival SV Bad Tölz. But SV coach Hicham Aquabli did not make the change, but Tarkan Demir, the red and white coach. Because Baumgärtner changed his mind during the winter break and is now lacing up the soccer shoes for the club based in Kohlstatt. Baumgärtner only stayed at the sports park on the Flinthhöhe for six months. "I imagined it all a little differently", he explains his return to the current second in the table in district class 2 and aspirants for promotion.
Both teams had made it into the next higher division last season. While the red-whites play a very good role there, the SV kickers fight for relegation. “We didn't play a good preliminary round. Bad luck for injuries was one of the main reasons for this, ”Baumgärtner takes his previous team under protection. Some believe the better prospects of success behind the change. Tobias Bernwieser, assistant coach at SV, says: “Marus is a red and white. That's where he belongs. "
Tarkan Demir sees it similarly. "Homesickness," says the RW coach with a sly smile about Baumgärtner's decision. However, the trainer is happy: “He is a red and white veteran. This has positive effects for the team and the whole environment. ”Formerly feared as an attacker, the 38-year-old has now been turned into a defender. “Of course, in the advanced age there is a lack of speed. But there is a lot of routine and experience available for this, ”Demir judges. He does not grant Baumgärtner a regular place guarantee, especially since he was not the only newcomer during the break.
Fatih Kocyigit, also a former red and white player and active in the preliminary round at SV Bad Tölz, is also returning to Kohlstattstraße. Last season, the offensive midfielder was one of the most accurate SV attackers with 16 goals. Prince Wusawa is also new to the Red-Whites. The 21-year-old once played in the Lower East Bavarian League with SpVgg GW Deggendorf before moving to the second guard of the regional league team FC Garmisch-Partenkirchen. At the foot of the Alpspitz, however, Wusawa did not play a single competitive game, but continued to hike to Bad Tölz. In the 6-0 test game win against TSV Schliersee, the man from Sierra Leone showed enthusiasm and strong performance.
Also there was Ahmad Abu-Swid who hiked up the Isar from TuS Geretsried II. The 18-year-old also celebrated a successful debut with the goal to 2: 0. The SC Rot-Weiß is well prepared for the title fight.