Di Monday night, all eyes dey on Home Deluxe Arena for Paderborn as SC Paderborn go host VfL Wolfsburg for di Relegation return leg. Di match go decide who go play for Bundesliga next season.
After 0-0 draw for di first leg for Wolfsburg, di stage set for final showdown. Paderborn coach Ralf Kettemann say dem don show passion and team spirit for dat first game, but dem know say Wolfsburg be strong opponent. ‘Wolfsburg dey live, dem be top eight for Bundesliga recent matches, so e go be tough for us,’ Kettemann tok.
Wolfsburg, wey don win Bundesliga for 2009 and DFB-Pokal for 2015, dey face relegation for first time. Di team don survive relegation playoff two times before. Coach Dieter Hecking, wey lead dem to cup victory, say dem go adjust dia tactics for dis match. ‘We no play our best game for Hinspiel, but we go change some things,’ Hecking explain.
Paderborn get full support from dia fans, wey plan fan march through Paderborn before match and go receive team bus. Kettemann praise di fans: ‘Di energy wey fans bring don develop well over season. I dey happy for di push wey we go get from dem.’
For Paderborn side, Jonah Sticker no go play because of yellow-red card, but Mika Baur don return from suspension. Kettemann get options to replace Sticker, including Nikki Mohr, Mattes Hansen, Ruben Müller, or Nick Bätzner. Even Rapha Obermair get small hope to play.
Wolfsburg, wey be better side for first leg, still face problem of poor home form for Bundesliga season, as dem win only two of 17 home games. But coach Hecking remain calm: ‘We dey see dis game as final. We get all chance to stay up, and we go give everything to win.’
Ex-St. Pauli defender Tjark Scheller, wey play for Paderborn, dey key player for dia defense. If Paderborn win, e go mean promotion for former St. Pauli man, wey many Hamburg fans go happy about.
Di match go be live for Sky and Sat.1, with Felix Zwayer as referee. Home Deluxe Arena go be full, with 1513 away fans from Wolfsburg. No ticket dey for sale at stadium.
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