After the change of coach, FC Brünninghausen has not quite got going yet. However, the performances are encouraging in the fight to stay in the Oberliga Westfalen.

The spectre of relegation has accompanied FC Brünninghausen throughout the entire season in the Oberliga Westfalen. Only recently, the team of coaches at the bottom of the table resigned prematurely. Kevin Brümmer, who was already scheduled to be the new coach for the new season, and sporting director Reza Hassani took over the team just under two weeks ago.

The gap to the first non-relegation place was four points. Now it is five. Brünninghausen picked up one point from the games against Spvgg Erkenschwick and Sportfreunde Siegen.

It may feel like a setback at first, but after watching the last two games under new supervision, it would feel different. “We threw everything into it against Erkenschwick and had the majority of the play in the second half despite being outnumbered because, strangely enough, they just stood at the back. In the end, another simple individual mistake broke our back. That’s been the pattern so far.”

The point against Siegen was a reaction to the unfortunate end of the previous week. “We built on our performance and finally left the pitch with something to show for it,” said Brümmer.

It’s clear that if you lose that, Sprockhövel are already four points away. Then it will be brutally difficult. It’s one of the first extreme end games of the rest of the season.

Kevin Brümmer

Brümmer draws optimism for the rest of the series from these performances: “For the boys, these were signals that they can do it after all and are not inferior. We’ve shown that we don’t necessarily belong down there. If everyone is at one hundred percent, we can upset almost any team. Of course, the head-to-head matches will be decisive.”

In just the third game of his tenure, Brümmer has to face an absolute relegation battler. FC Brünninghausen will host TSG Sprockhövel, who are ranked directly above Brümmer’s team, on Sunday (March 24). A win could finally see the team drop out of the red lantern and give them new hope.

The coach is aware of the importance of this task and wants to turn things around: “Of course, if you lose that, Sprockhövel will also be four points away. Then it will be brutally difficult. It’s one of the first extreme end games of the rest of the season.”

Brümmer continued: “The game will certainly not be a footballing treat – that’s not our aim either. We want to get there through fight and passion and I’m confident that we’ll be successful on Sunday. “