Jena fights surprisingly without three regular players - 1-1 against Aubstadt!

Jena fights surprisingly without three regular players - 1-1 against Aubstadt!

Bedheim, Deutschland - Carl Zeiss Jena played a gripping friendly against the Bayern regional league team Aubstadt in Bedheim last Saturday, which ended with a 1-1 draw. Despite high temperatures, the game had some interesting moments. Trainer Volkan Uluc was pleased to comment on the ambitious attitude of the Aulstadt residents, who took the game very seriously, which also showed the ultimate course of the game.

In addition to the external conditions, the team faced the challenge of having to replace three regular players. Nils Butzen, Maurice Hehne and Marcel Hoppe were missing due to the wedding of Ken Gipson, who had his big day on Saturday. "The appointment had been determined for months and was discussed in the team," said Uluc. Jena was nevertheless able to convert this loss of deployment with an early penalty from Kevin Lankford in the 19th minute.

But after the half -time break there was an unexpected turning point. Defense chief Sören Reddemann injured himself in the first half when he was unhappily pushed into his own goalkeeper by a player. Uluc hoped that it would only be a bruise in the bar and hip. The talents substituted after half -time could not demonstrate what they had on it, especially since Aubstadt achieved equalization in the 59th minute by Severo Sturm.

Another critical point of the game was the inconvenient appearance of two test players, Elias Oke and Lado Akhalaia. Uluc was rather skeptical: "It will probably be nothing."

While the regional league season slowly absorbs speed, it remains to be seen how the injury and squad situation at Carl Zeiss Jena will develop. Trainer Uluc has to look back on a rich selection and at the same time deal with the challenges that such a situation brings. It remains exciting how the various young talents will present themselves in the upcoming games.

Further information on the regional league can be found on kicker.de , where you can continue to follow developments in the league. Statistics on injuries in football are continuously updated, an interesting source for this is bispsurf.de that take a look at the causes of injury and statistics.

The next few weeks will show whether the Jenaers can be successful with a closed team performance and the right nose for talents to find the road to success.