Midfield and storm greatly thinned out

Created: 08/05/2022 15:44

By: Nico Bauer

Double failure: Andreas Giglberger (left) and Carl Opitz (right) are missing after ligament injuries.

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Bayernliga Süd: VfB Hallbergmoos is struggling with significant personnel problems in midfield and attack before the away game at the Löwen.

Hallbergmoos

– After the first win of the season, the VfB Hallbergmoos footballers can take a deep breath, but the next tough tests are already on the schedule.

In terms of personnel, VfB is on the stick, so the English week, starting with the guest appearance at TSV 1860 Munich II (Saturday, 2 p.m., sports facility in Gilching), is actually inconvenient.

Above all, the Hallbergmoosers have completely lost the personnel for the defensive six in midfield.

Andreas Kostorz is privately prevented, David Küttner studying abroad in Australia, and Philipp Beetz has problems with the meniscus.

He still has a small residual hope that it could be enough for Saturday.

Substitute solutions seriously injured

Normally, VfB has central defenders who can fill this gap, but Andi Giglberger is also missing the luxury solution after a double ligament tear.

Since Carl Opitz sustained the same injury in training last week, the defensive center is almost completely eliminated.

Player-coach Matthias Strohmaier will occupy the central defense together with Christoph Mömkes, but Plan C is now more needed for the double six. One option would be Johannes Petschner, who started his footballing career in this position and became indispensable as a right-back in Hallbergmoos.

His move to the center could mean the starting eleven chance for Osaro Aiteniora, who switched from Freising.

Veteran Julian Kersting could also help out in defensive midfield.

Even in a storm it gets tight

On top of that.

After the failures of Fabi Diranko (rehabilitation training after pubic arthritis), Tobias Krause (glandular fever), Monty Mendama (Long Covid), James Joseph (visa expired) and Aldin Bajramovic (meniscus tear with cruciate ligament tear), the storm is beyond lush.

The only good news is the new accuracy of the healthy Maurice David.

After three short appearances against Türkspor Augsburg, the attacker scored twice – plus a shot against the post.

Strohmaier is in good spirits that the man brought from Ismaning will follow suit.

“He has a lot of potential and knows where the goal is.

Now it's up to us to feed him with passes."

lineup

Spelled - Aiteniora, Strohmaier, Mömkes, Mühlrath - Petschner, Kersting (Beetz), Czech, Lucksch - Werner - David.