Coach Horst Steffen from SV Elversberg and his team prepared for all kinds of scenarios before the relegation second leg against 1. FC Heidenheim on Monday evening (8:30 p.m.).
“We trained 120 minutes today, including penalty shootouts, and are prepared,” said the 56 -year -old laughing on Sunday – in order to limit it with regard to a possible extension and a decision from the point: “We cannot really prepare this.”
The Saarlanders, who qualified for the relegation duels as the third-placed season in the 2nd Bundesliga in the 2nd Bundesliga, go into the all-resonant duel around the last remaining place in the German elite class after the 2: 2 (2: 0).
“For us this is a mega game,” emphasized Steffen, “that we have a decision -making game is excellent.”
The Bundesliga-16 wants the sensational climb of the SVE, which still played in the fourth-class regional league Südwest three years ago. Of course prevent Heidenheim.
Coach Frank Schmidt announced that he and his team were “determined to play this game. We are not afraid.” On Monday evening, it is crucial in the arena on the Kaiserlinde that his professionals “even more effective” as in the first leg.