SC Preußen Münster celebrated its first victory of the season on Friday evening against 1. FC Nürnberg. The coach was proud. It was an intense week for SC Preußen Münster. A week that began with a painful defeat after 120 minutes of cup action against Hertha BSC and ended just four days later with the first win of the season in the 2nd Bundesliga. The Eagles beat 1. FC Nürnberg 2-1 (2-0) on Friday evening.I’m very happy that after a few good games with too little reward overall, we’ve rewarded ourselves for what I think was a good first-half performance,” he said at the press conference. Despite tired legs, Münster played well and fought hard. Oliver Batista Meier and Marvin Schulz gave them a 2-0 lead at the break.

Endes’ team “brought a lot of issues with the ball onto the pitch,” as one would expect. The second half belonged to the visitors, but that was precisely what made the coach proud. “I have great respect for the second half, which in terms of football was not what we achieved in the first half,” he said, adding: “But that was also down to the opposition. At some point, I also had the feeling that we were running on empty after 120 minutes. The way we fought our way through that is the next facet.”

What did he mean by that? “Playing nice football doesn’t get you anywhere, you have to be able to suffer at the right moments. That’s what we did.”

Ende tried to double up on the wings by changing the system, but still defended with a back five. “That led to us becoming passive. I would have liked to have seen more moments of transition.”

But in the end, it didn’t matter. The three points and a positive end to a tough week were the result.