Goalkeepers, regardless of the sport, are key players in a team. It is no different at VfR Fischeln, which leads the table of group 2 of the national soccer league after two games despite the lack of many supposed regulars.
Between the posts is currently an 18-year-old young talent, Simon Sell, who is still part of the A-Juniors squad of coach Ronny Kockel. In connection with Kockel, however, everyone agrees that he in particular, with his many years of experience, can impart the necessary tools and know-how to his protégé so that he can take the right path in the future. Sell lives in St. Tönis, has been playing at Kölner Straße since the D-Juniors – previously at SV St. Tönis and Borussia Mönchengladbach – and says about his surprise appearances in the first: “I was a bit nervous at first. But that passed quickly. There was nothing to be done about the two goals conceded. I think otherwise I kept what was supposed to be kept. It was fun and can happen more often. ”
There is a high probability that he will also be needed in the next matches because Leon Buschen, who was brought back to Kölner Strasse after two years at TSV Meerbusch and intended as the unrestricted number 1, will be out for a longer period with a shoulder injury. “That still has to be agreed”, agree the coaches Himmelmann and Kockel. The same could apply to Ahmet Yavus. He is also still A-Junior, already playing in the first and is urgently needed in the junior division at the latest at the beginning of the season, namely on October 4th. By the way: In addition to Buschen, there was also a required number 2. This was Cameron Marx for a short time, but after only one week, because his professional schedule had changed, he withdrew his commitment.
It’s a problem with the goalkeepers in the green-whites. The days when Halil Ibrahim Özcelik or Hendrik Sauter kept the box clean are over. In the discontinued 2019/2020 season, everything seemed in the paintwork in terms of number, because with Maximilian Möhker (now Union Nettetal) and the Gerdts brothers Simon and Felix – the latter moved to Tönisberg during the winter break – there seemed to be enough staff and quality be. But it wasn’t like that, and Christian Lehmann, who had also joined, could hardly improve the misery. He went to FC Büderich in the summer. Simon Gerdts withdrew a little into the pout and only plays in the second. And the emergency, as it has now occurred, is currently not an issue for the 27-year-old. When asked, he replies briefly: “There are various reasons.”
Last Sunday during the game against RSV Praest, Burak Güner, the second youth goalkeeper, sat on the bench. “A goalkeeper has to be brought in, no matter how,” said Himmelmann and Kockel in this regard as well. The search for all those responsible in this regard is in full swing, but is rather problematic at the present time.
On Sunday, the Fischelner heads to Hönnepel-Niedermörmter as leaders. They started the season with a 3-1 defeat in Scherpenberg. Nevertheless, they are highly prebetted because Hö.-Nie., As mentioned everywhere, are a power, especially in domestic areas, also because of the poor quality of space. At Fischeln, Dominik Oehlers, Dominik Rajic-Miskovic, Daniel Jovelino Nkongo and Michael Enger will definitely not be there. The latter should continue to collect match practice in the second. Almir Arapovic and Stjepan Tomas have at least some hope.
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