The SSV Jahn Regensburg can not win in the second half of the season. The victory against Hannover 96 is within reach.
Regensburg (dpa/lby) - After three defeats in the second half of the Bundesliga season in a row against Hannover 96, SSV Jahn Regensburg missed the longed-for liberation in the relegation battle. With a wonderful volley from 16 meters, Cedric Teuchert (88th minute) saved Lower Saxony from a draw with the Upper Palatinate shortly before the end. After the 1-1 (1-0) on Saturday, the Regensburgers are second to bottom in the table for the time being.
Sarpreet Singh (15th) had brought coach Mersad Selimbegovic's team into the lead in front of 8112 spectators. Bright Arrey-Mbi failed to clear a cross from Leon Guwara in the box with a heel. Ron-Robert Zieler (55') then kept the Hanoverians in the game with a saved penalty from Andreas Albers, who had previously been fouled by Sei Muroya.
"We had this momentum in the 16, where Andreas did it cleverly, but then unfortunately didn't stay calm until the end and converted the penalty," said Selimbegovic, who spoke of an "enthralling game". "That's how you keep the opponent in the game, they have enough quality and a plan."
The commitment of the Regensburg voted. But there were chances on both sides. Cologne goalkeeper Jonas Urbig excelled a few times at Jahn, who also had more of the game in the first half. The guests from Lower Saxony only put more pressure on when Sebastian Ernst came on. Ernst failed in the 69th minute with a free-standing header from close range against the post.
Then Teuchert struck. Selimbegovic described the goal as a "Sunday shot on Saturday afternoon". "In a phase like this, you can completely give up this game, but we continued to play forward," the Jahn coach praised his players and said with a view to an end to the series of failures: "It was a good start, although it annoying. We are there, believe in ourselves, fight and fight for every ball and inch. That's the recipe."
