Sandhausen (dpa / lsw) - Coach Alois Schwartz from the second division soccer team SV Sandhausen believes in the strengths of substitute goalkeeper Nikolai Rehnen. If the ailing regular keeper Patrick Drewes fails in the game at SSV Jahn Regensburg on Saturday (1 p.m. / Sky), then "we have confidence in him," said Schwartz one day after moving into the round of 16 of the DFB Cup. Drewes had been substituted in extra time with a calf injury. An MRI scan should clarify whether Drewes' name will also appear on the already long list of failures.
The coach hopes that the 8-7 win on penalties against Karlsruher SC "has released more self-confidence than it took." However, he struggles with the appointment. Due to a blocking of the highway, a termination on Sunday was not possible, explained Schwartz. "But we don't want to whine."
The SVS is 15th in the table, just one rank ahead of the relegation place. Jahn is better off in tenth place, but also had to play in the cup (0:3 against Fortuna Düsseldorf). "They're a good team with good goalscorers," Schwartz said. "But we want to take something countable with us."
