Spectacle in the relegation battle. After the 4:3 win in Berlin, the VfL Bochum coach made it clear that nothing has been achieved, as VfL want to stay in the league directly, without the detour of relegation.

Heiko Butscher is a man of clear words. After VfL Bochum’s thrilling 4:3 win at Union Berlin in the relegation battle, he openly admitted on “DAZN”. “Our nerves were shot at the end, but we managed it.”

Before that, the match got off to a start that would never have suggested that it could end up being so close. After an “almost perfect first half”, VfL Bochum led 3:0.

But after the changeover, the hosts came back into it, Bochum conceded too much and suddenly things got dicey. Butscher: “If you’re successful in the end, then it’s okay. Otherwise it’s garbage, but we love soccer for this spectacle. It’s the most beautiful sport in the world. It’s amazing to win a game like that. It was all there. Unfortunately, we were too passive at the end.”

Many VfL supporters no doubt immediately recalled the many matches in which Bochum gave away what they thought was a certain three-pointer in the final minutes. This time, VfL saved the victory over time

For a coach, no one is going to take off after this success, there were too many points to address after the changeover, as the coach explained: “If you score three goals before the changeover, you’ve done a lot, a lot right. We didn’t want to give an inch after the break. But that’s soccer, there were small changes, even at Union. Then you make a few meters less and start to tremble. That’s the next stage of development for the boys, that you react correctly here. It’s also important for us, how do you teach the team to deal with these situations better? “