Now the corona virus has also reached football in the district. The next two match days were canceled. How the clubs react:
Landkreis - As one of the last, those responsible in football have now reacted to the spread of the corona virus. On Friday, the Bavarian Football Association (BFV) decided "to protect its clubs and members", as it says in a press release, to suspend all game operations in the entire Free State until March 23. Football will probably not be played for even longer. The associations from the Weilheim-Schongau district surveyed by the local newspaper reacted with understanding to this decision.
SV Raisting
"From my point of view, that makes perfect sense," says Johannes Franz, head coach of district league team SV Raisting, who would have met his team in the coming week to face their direct opponent in the relegation battle, SC Unterpfaffenhofen-Germering. The SVR coach also advocates a clear line in the entire football area. "How can it be that games in the Champions League are canceled for the coming week and that in the Europa League this week it is played in front of sold-out places?" Asks Franz, who also makes the continuation of the season dependent on the length of the break. "I think a restart in mid-July makes the most sense."
FC Penzberg
The league competitor FC Penzberg also understands the association's decision. "I think it's good that the BFV has a clear line, then at least there are no unnecessary discussions," says Martin Wagner, the coach of the second division of the South District League. "Even if we would have loved to play, of course," adds Wagner. "Cancellations in football are currently the smallest problem." For Penzberg's trainer, the topic of "health" is clearly in the foreground.
With the Penzbergers, not only the game operations in the district league are affected. In the Futsal Regionalliga the home game against Deisenhofen would have been on the program this Sunday - but also in this competition all games have been canceled until further notice.
VfL Denklingen
Everyone in the district league also understands the BFV decision. "It would be irresponsible if we continued to play, even though schools were even closed for security reasons," said Markus Ansorge, VfL Denklingen trainer. "The health is the most important thing. Now this is an exceptional situation, but you have to face it. ”Denklingen had previously canceled his training camp in Italy, and Ansorge is considering completely stopping training. It is difficult to estimate how long the break will last. "I guess it will not continue until after Easter at the earliest. In the worst case, they cancels the rest of the season. “That would be bitter for VfL - he leads the table by five points.
TSV Peiting
TSV Peiting is currently in fourth place in the district league. With the cancellation of the first match days "we expected", says Fabian Melzer, coach of the TSV. "If you look at the big picture, football is irrelevant." For him, whether and how the season ends, is associated with a big question mark. “It will be difficult with the catch-up games. A few English weeks are feasible, but it could also result in a complete cancellation, ”assumes Melzer, whose team at Saturday against Eichenau should have played the first point game after the winter break. Now that the training operations in Peiting have also stopped, he sees his players as obliged: "Everyone has to keep fit now."
TSV Hohenpeißenberg
Alex Sanktjohanser, coach at the TSV Hohenpeißenberg district classics, is also mentally preparing for an early end to this season. "I think the season is over - unfortunately." His team caught up in district class 4 after a bumpy start and is currently fourth. The gap to second place is only six points. With Max Greiner, who returned from the district league team MTV Berg, "we also have great reinforcements," said Sanktjohanser. In addition, some long-term injured players are back in the squad. The best conditions for a successful second half of the season. "I was really looking forward to it," says Sanktjohanser, "but health comes first." The Hohenpeißenberg canceled their training camp on Lake Garda and instead held it on their home turf. The training camp would have lasted until today. However, after the BFV's announcement to suspend the game, it was canceled on Friday. In general, the training operation is now at a standstill. "It's all very bitter," says Sanktjohanser.
SV Prem
A-Classist SV Prem meanwhile continues to train. "But we haven't had any preparatory games recently," says spokesman Matthias Moser. He is optimistic that the second half of the season can be resumed.
TSV Rott
Thomas Straub, chairman of TSV Rott, is more careful. The association followed the recommendation of the BFV and has canceled all training units until further notice. Rott would have started the second half of the season with his game at TSV Burggen on Sunday, while the rest of the league would have been next week. "Of course we were looking forward to it," says Straub. “We had good preparation and promising preparation games. But there are more important things than football in the A-Class. Namely everyone's health. "
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