Regensburg / Bremen – The execution absolutely fine, because the ball was not badly shot – and yet Dennis Srbeny was a big loser on Friday evening. During the away game of his SC Paderborn at SSV Jahn Regensburg (1-0), the striker failed in the 64th minute with a penalty kick to Alexander Meyer, which brought his team to the level. After all, Srbeny was able to console himself with the fact that he is not alone with his fate this season – on the contrary. Regensburg’s penalty killer Meyer had already found six other victims before him, which in turn should be a warning to Werder Bremen.
Update (March 1st, 11:45 am): Attention, plans are changing! Werder Bremen’s DFB Cup game against Jahn Regensburg is about to be canceled – Corona is to blame!
Go to the original message: On Tuesday evening, the team will be in DFB Cup quarter-finals at second division Jahn Regensburg at. “You take note of that, of course,” says Werder sports director Frank Baumann, but doesn’t really want to talk about Meyer’s strong penalty record. After all, it is the desire of Werder Brementhat the keeper does not even get the opportunity to show his skills on Tuesday evening – neither in regular time nor in a possible shootout. “Of course it’s not our goal to only get through on penalties. It would be best if we arranged it beforehand, ”emphasizes Baumann, which sounds like a good plan. Because one thing is certain: From the point of view, the Bundesliga side would suddenly no longer be the favorite against the eleventh place in the second division.
Werder Bremen’s DFB Cup opponent Jahn Regensburg prevailed on penalties in the first three rounds
As a reminder: In the first three rounds of the cup Jahn Regensburg prevailed on penalties – Meyer parried two attempts against Kaiserslautern and one attempt each against Wehen Wiesbaden and 1. FC Köln. During the regular game against Cologne, he also defused a penalty, so that his cup record this season is currently five penalties averted. There are also two in the league. One held Alexander Meyer At the beginning of October against Karlsruhe, the youngest just now against Paderborns Srbeny.
Regensburg goalkeeper Alexander Meyer is likely to deal with Werder Bremen’s penalty takers
None of this is just a coincidence, as the goalkeeper recently told the “Bild” newspaper. “There are enough analyzes of the standards and the style of play. You take a closer look at the players, especially on video, to see who could shoot, what kind of guys they are. All of that is available, ”said Meyer, who deals a lot with the shooters of the these days SV Werder Bremen should deal with. After all, he still has big plans for the cup: “Even before the Cologne game, I said to the team that we could achieve something historical and that belief is very important.” However, in the event of a penalty shoot-out, a goalkeeper would also be on the other side have a say. Werder’s Jiri Pavlenka has not yet been tested in the cup this season, but saved two of four attempts in the Bundesliga. (dco)
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