In today's duel against SV Waldhof Mannheim, the main thing for SpVgg Unterhaching is to save face.
In purely mathematical terms, the club has not yet relegated.
Unterhaching - Mathematically, SpVgg Unterhaching has not yet been relegated from the third division, but the chances of staying in the league are rapidly disappearing.
For President Manfred Schwabl, the sporting crash is manageable, he also sees other priorities in his club: "We define ourselves not only by our league membership, but also by our social responsibilities".
The latest example: With the support of the company "Intervivos", there are free corona quick tests every day from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Hachinger Sportpark.
Today, however, the focus is first on football, in the penultimate home game the bottom of the table will meet SV Waldhof.
That even brings back good memories for a change: In the preliminary round there was one of the few sporting highlights of the season for the Hachinger team, with the 4-1 away win in Mannheim.
Appeal to the team: give everything until the end
“Everything worked out well, we'd like to repeat that against Waldhof.
I appealed to the team to give everything up to the end, ”says coach Arie van Lent, who has to do without eight players again.
Now 18-year-old Felix Göttlicher is also banned, Dominik Stahl may be able to participate again - he is probably ready to go again after his long injury break.
Meanwhile, the coach does not want to comment on his future career plans.
Will he stay in Unterhaching?
"I will have a conversation with our President as soon as possible and then announce my decision".
Van Lent is currently still involved in the discussions about the squad for the coming season.
(KLAUS KIRSCHNER)
