DJK Südwest Köln: Relegation battle with no hope after defeat!

DJK Südwest Köln: Relegation battle with no hope after defeat!

The situation for the DJK Südwest Köln in the national football league 1 is becoming more and more critical. After a bitter 1:4 defeat against TuS Oberpleis on matchday 28, staying in the league seems a long way off. The gap to a non-relegation place is now six points, and with only two games remaining, the Cologne team has little hope ksta.de reported.

In this decisive game, Martin Ganser scored early and equalized (13th), but his evening took a dramatic turn. He was sent off with a yellow-red card shortly before half-time (44'). Moritz Unseld (72nd) and assistant coach Jan Hardelauf were also sent off with red cards, which made the situation even more difficult for the DJK. Despite the turbulence, coach Sven Henke remains optimistic and plans to continue his work beyond the season.

The competition never sleeps

While DJK Südwest is in crisis, other teams from the league were able to collect important points. Deutz 05, under coach Ali Meybodi, celebrated a narrow 1-0 win against Fortuna Bonn and thus secured their first non-relegation spot. The decisive goal came from an own goal by Maximilian Kuster (30th).
SpVg lost in another game. Flittard clearly won 1:3 against Homburg-Nümbrecht and also fell into the relegation zone.

The table is currently very competitive. Borussia Lindenthal-Hohenlind remains in the promotion battle with a clear 5-0 win against Bad Honnef and celebrated goals from René Eschmann (39th/43rd), Alexander Fuchs (74th), Felix Neuhäuser (82nd) ​​and Niklas Hammes (89th).

The fight to stay in the league

DJK Südwest is not alone in the relegation battle. Schwarz-Weiß Köln managed an important 2-1 win against Germania Zündorf, which put them out of the relegation zone for the first time since the first matchday. Ricky Fritzen scored his 23rd goal of the season (27th) before Beni Kiwala equalized (30%). Mike Rheindorf finally scored the late winning goal (87th).

Blau-Weiß Köln are also going into the last few games with confidence. They won their match against FC Rheinsüd Köln 3-1, while SpVg. Rheindörfer Nord even won 4-0 against Lindlar.

The league system of German football shows how important every point is at this stage of the season. In the national football league, as the fourth-highest division, the teams not only fight for the title, but also to remain in a competition for middle positions in the coming seasons. In one game the relegated teams are directly affected; While the last two teams in the league are relegated, the third-to-last teams have to prepare to fight for their place in relegation games, just like in the entire league system in Germany wikipedia.de shown.

The tension in the league remains high and it remains to be seen whether DJK Südwest Köln can turn things around or whether relegation proves unavoidable.