Sandhausen (dpa / lsw) - SV Sandhausen does not want to be discouraged by the 3: 4 against 1. FC Heidenheim and is aiming for a conciliatory conclusion in the last competitive game of the year at Hamburger SV. "Ultimately we take the positives to HSV," said coach Alois Schwartz two days before the game at the Hanseatic League on Saturday (1 p.m. / Sky). In the second half against Heidenheim, his team "courageously played forwards" on Wednesday. After a 0:3 deficit in the meantime, it was no longer enough for a point. In the table of the 2nd Bundesliga, Sandhausen is in relegation rank 16 before the last round of the first round. HSV is second.
Striker Alexander Esswein will be absent from Baden on Saturday due to his fifth yellow card this season. Otherwise there are no personnel changes, Coach Schwartz reported on Thursday. After the game in Hamburg, his team will take a three-day break, the coach said. Then you should train until December 4th. Two test matches against FC Basel and Eintracht Frankfurt are also planned during this time.
