Regensburg (dpa / lsw) - A few days after progressing in the DFB Cup, SV Sandhausen missed out on making up for it in the 2nd Bundesliga. Coach Alois Schwartz's team, which was severely weakened by replacements, lost 2-1 (1-1) at SSV Jahn Regensburg on Saturday. Last Wednesday, SVS made it into the round of 16 of the cup against Karlsruher SC (8:7 on penalties).
After less than a minute, the home side took the lead in front of 8,123 spectators through an own goal by Alexander Schirow. Alexander Esswein equalized for Sandhausen (12th), but Andreas Albers scored the lead again for Jahn. The SVS is threatened with a fall to the relegation rank or even a relegation zone if the competitors should cheer on Sunday.
In addition to the players who were already missing, Bashkim Ajdini, Janik Bachmann and goalkeeper Patrick Drewes were also unable to play due to injuries. The long failure list caused Sandhausen to create. After Schirow's unsuccessful attempt to defend himself, Regensburg took the lead. The game was balanced for long stretches. Esswein made it 1-1 with the first decent attack. When Albers scored the winning goal, the guests failed to get the ball out of the penalty area. The striker, about whom Schwartz had warned in advance, took advantage of this and gave substitute goalkeeper Nikolai Rehnen no chance to defend himself.
