Bielefeld (dpa / lnw) - Second division soccer team Arminia Bielefeld is confident in the game at 1. FC Nuremberg on Friday (6.30 p.m.). Robin Hack's last-minute goal to make it 1-1 at SV Darmstadt 98 last Sunday gave the team a boost, according to new coach Daniel Scherning. "One thing is important: that we always believe in ourselves. And I think our opponents will notice that we don't need much to come back," said the successor to Uli Forte, who was released in mid-August after a false start to the season with four defeats.
For the duel of the two record climbers, who each made it into the top flight eight times, Scherning has to do without Fabian Klos for the first time. The top scorer suffered a serious muscle injury in Darmstadt and will therefore be absent for a longer period of time. On the other hand, midfielder Manuel Prietl is about to make a comeback after a forced break of weeks. "He's not an option for the starting XI yet, but we're considering taking him to Nuremberg. Maybe we'll use the days in Bielefeld to get him to where he can help us 100 percent as quickly as possible ' Scherning said.
Arminia is undefeated under the direction of the new football coach with games against Heidenheim (1:1), Braunschweig (4:1) and Darmstadt. As tables-15. the East Westphalians rank one place behind the Nurembergers, who are two points better. The fact that the opponent lost the last two games against Hamburger SV (0:2) and bottom team Braunschweig (2:4) doesn't make the task any easier, according to Scherning: "After two defeats you will definitely start with a lot of anger in your stomach .They're a team with a lot of possession, so we're good at switching games. We have to be able to hurt them."
