The top game in the East Football District League between ESV Freilassing and SV Dornach did not find a winner. Both teams played a goalless 0-0 draw at the Max Aicher Stadium. The railway workers still remain at the top.
The teams acted very concentrated right from the start, although the guests from the Aschheim district near Munich were a little more determined. Manuel Ring fired the first warning shot for the SVD – the post prevented the impact, although ESV goalkeeper Matej Markovic would also have been there (11th).
After around a quarter of an hour, the home team made their first approach to the goal. After a good combination in midfield, ten-goal player Marco Schmitzberger simply took a shot, but his shot was too harmless to cause any serious problems for guest keeper Dominik Bertic. After half an hour, the guests were still the more active team, but without posing much of a goal threat. Up until then, the ESV had been very secure on the defensive and was putting a lot of pressure on the front. However, things didn’t get really dicey here either.
In the second half, the hosts stuck to their tactics, let their opponents take control of the game and repeatedly counterattacked dangerously. Shortly before the end, Dornach had a huge opportunity to take the lead. After a counterattack, substitute Korab Rusiti finished centrally from eight meters, and Georg Wieser blocked his shot attempt at the last moment. Overall, there was a fair division of points, with the Freilassing team having the more compelling chances to make it 1-0. The guests recorded more of the game, but the ESV defensive bulwark simply couldn’t be broken that day.
Thanks to the 3-0 victory of the pursuers FC Moosinning against TSV Siegsdorf, the railway team’s lead melted to six points. “A fair 0-0, which we accept as such. This point was very important for us. My team’s performance was absolutely fine,” emphasizes ESV player coach Albert Deiter afterwards. The absolute will was not seen on both teams. “For us it was about keeping our distance and not taking complete risks,” emphasizes the 37-year-old. Accordingly, his team tried to play the game a little deeper and become dangerous in the transition game. “Basically we didn’t deserve to lose,” said Deiter.
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