It was probably the most important goal of his career. Now Bielefeld’s Maximilian Große can go to Berlin with the team – and has big goals.
Pure joy, as Maximilian Große in added time of the first half in the DFB Cup semi-final against Bayer Leverkusen to 2-1 for Bielefeld. The 23-year-old defender came to the ball in front of Bayers Piero Hincapié, netted and then ran to the fans. The defender only knew a good 45 minutes later that he did the winning goal and made it possible for his team and thus made it possible for his team and thus made it possible for his team.
How did the moment for the third division player feel? “It was indescribable. At that moment, a lot of things go through your head, but honestly I can’t remember anything anymore,” admits the scorer T-online. For great, it was the first goal in the competition: “It is all very quick and the body is full of adrenaline.” He celebrated and “delighted”.
Now the Arminia is in the cup final for the first time and drives to Berlin with the team to defeat VfB Stuttgart in the Olympic Stadium. Große has noticed through the previous course of competition and the victories against Hanover, Union Berlin, Freiburg, Bremen and Leverkusen that the team continues in the cup that gives everything in the 90 minutes.
What does he and the team dare to do? “We will invest everything to make the big dream come true. We are in the final and of course want to win that. It is a game, everything is possible!” Also with the support of the fans that the association has so far counted at home. Now it is time for the supporters to cheer on the team in Berlin.
Great is grateful for the support from the ranks: “We all managed to move into the cup final for the first time in the history of the club. This pure joy was noted to everyone in the stadium.” The third division’s defense lawyer knows exactly what his team is – perhaps also compared to other teams: “We are down to earth, work hard and are extremely strong when we appear in the community.”
“That has been awarded us in the past rounds and throughout the season. We can move a lot with our fans in the back and our extreme team spirit,” says Große. So far, he has not thought of the Europa League in the event of a possible title: “That also makes little sense for us, since we have to win the final first. If the case occurs, it would of course be an incredible bonus, which we would like to take with us.”