On Saturday, SV Sandhausen initially had to close the eleven-year chapter of the 2nd Bundesliga. The Kurpfälzer were after the 0: 1 (0: 0) at promotion aspirants 1. FC Heidenheim as the first relegated.
“We are very far in the squad planning, if all commitments are kept, we have a good basic structure. So the tendency is definitely ‘Goodbye 2nd division!'” Said club boss Jürgen Machmeier.
Since 2012, the SVS has played in the second division. Machmeier: “I found my inner peace even before the game. Of course you’re disappointed when it’s certain, because you believe in the last straw. In the end, we didn’t get relegated today.”
Sandhausen has 28 points one game day before the end of the season, so the saving bank is out of reach. “We are now preparing for the last home game against Hamburger SV and will sell ourselves there as expensively as possible,” said coach Gerhard Kleppinger.
The disappointment among the professionals was huge. “It’s the saddest moment of my career,” admitted Patrick Drewes: “We gave away too many home games.”
Alexander Esswein added: “I feel a total emptiness. Of course it didn’t look good before the game, but there was always this hope. It’s hard to put into words, it’s a hard blow.”