Häckel remembers: This is how I saved BSC Weslarn from relegation!

Häckel remembers: This is how I saved BSC Weslarn from relegation!

Football has a long and proud tradition in Weslarn. A defining moment that Klaus-Dieter Häckel, a former BSC Weslarn player, always fondly remembers was a decisive goal he scored in the early 1990s. In a crucial game that decided whether BSC Weslarn would stay in the B district league, Häckel showed strong nerves. Under coach Edgar Böddecker and on often wet pitch conditions, he scored the winning goal, which ultimately led to a happy relegation. Häckel describes that he got the ball into the penalty area from the left and scored on the difficult surface. The team's joy was indescribable as they danced around Häckel and celebrated retaining the class. “My most beautiful cupcake,” he calls this memory, which stays with him to this day. Today, the 65-year-old is not only active as a racing driver, but also runs his own car workshop in Soest and plays tennis.

In a recent BSC game against the guests from Soest-Müllingsen, the team was able to show its previous strengths and weaknesses. After an initial hesitation due to the space available, the BSC was able to take the lead in the 25th minute through Stefan. Despite the difficult conditions, which were made worse by rain, the team showed strong will. In the 38th minute, Nico scored a goal that was ruled out due to a controversial offside decision - but the referees disagreed, so they increased the score to 2-0. Shortly after the restart, the BSC left no doubt about their will to win with another goal to make it 3-0, before Nicos made the half-time score perfect 4-0. The increase in performance was impressive, a good touch that could certainly lead to success in the future.

A look at the current challenges

But FC Weslarn also had to accept setbacks. By the second half at the latest, when the visitors scored, it became clear that not everything in football is predictable. A bad pass in their own penalty area led to another goal from the guests, and in the end the score was only 4:2. Visibly dissatisfied with the defensive performance, the team will certainly have to work on it in the coming training sessions in order to remain successful. The next game is on December 6th at 12:30 p.m. against SpVg Möhnesee II - there is a lot of work ahead of the team.

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It will be crucial for BSC Weslarn to learn from the experience they have gained and to give their all in the next game against Möhnesee II. The story of Klaus-Dieter Häckel and the difficulties the team is currently having make one thing clear to us: everything is possible in football, and the passion that can be felt in Weslarn remains unbroken.