Alemannia Aachen: Bitter defeat despite superiority against Aue

Alemannia Aachen: Bitter defeat despite superiority against Aue

A frustrating afternoon ended in a defeat against the leaders Erzgebirge Aue for Alemannia Aachen. Despite an impressive initial performance and a variety of options, the team had to be empty under coach Heiner Backhaus. The trainer expressed depressed about the poor exploitation of opportunities of his players.

The course of the game was clear, because Aachen was dominant from the first minute. In the first minute of the game, Soufiane El-Faouzi scored the first goal, and Alemannia then had numerous opportunities to expand the lead. The trainer spoke of "a super performance against the leader", but found that the statistics did not speak for Alemannia: 20 shots on goal and only a scored goal. The fact that the team still lost in the end not only surprised the fans, but also frustrated bakery.

The challenges of efficiency

Aachen was very superior in the first half, but let the opponent play in the game by not using the opportunities consistently. "We would have had to lead with at least two, if not three goals," said Backhaus. This reality led to the dramatic question: "Why do we lose such a game?" The answer came through the effectiveness of the guests, who scored two chances from two chances.

A crucial moment was the 1-1, which resulted from a controversial cornerball. Backhaus criticized the referee, because the TV pictures indicated that the ball was already in the end of the corner. In addition, goalkeeper Marcel Johnen had to make a clear mistake in this goal, which led to a decisive goal. Despite this situation, Backhaus was not ready to reproach Johnen. "We owe the majority of the ascent to him," said the coach, emphasizing that such mistakes were part of the development process of a young goalkeeper.

Despite the defeat, Backhaus was optimistic. He described the game as important for his team's learning process. He made it clear that they wanted to take the opportunity to work on efficiency during the upcoming international break. "We are not becoming bird game now, we know exactly what we did," said the trainer. He is already looking at the next home game against Viktoria Cologne, where the Alemannia aims to get the three points that could be decisive for the further course of the season.

The disappointment about the defeat against Aue will certainly be an apprenticeship for Alemannia. In a league, efficiency and exploitation of opportunities to win over victory or defeat, every player knows that it is not just about playing well, but also bringing the ball into the net. The upcoming training sessions will be decisive so that Aachen can capitalize on the experiences.