TSG Bergedorf tinkers on the dream of relegation - Hamburger Abendblatt

Hamburg.Not only because of his bright green sports shoes, Björn Fock, coach of the basketball players of TSG Bergedorf Stargazers, fell during the warm -up program of his team for the game against the Cuxhaven Baskets in the 1.Regionalliga Nord on.The coach, who again helped as a player, also wore a T-shirt of the same color from past times of the team with the inscription "Kiese" on the back.

It was the Warmmach Jersey of the former playmaker Steffen Kiese, who had gone on basket hunt for TSG from 2018 to 2020 with other veterans such as Florian Bundes, Markus Timm or Marvin Steinberg.Two years ago the ensemble disintegrated because the majority of the basketball players at that time did not want or could not or could not manage the training effort (three units weekly).From then on, Fock - also for financial reasons - put completely on the youth.

Budget of the basketball department is scarce

The fact that he now performed the T-shirt of Kiese made it clear again how tight the Bergedorfer budget is measured.Because if you do not hand over your jerseys and training clothing when you say goodbye, you will not receive any approval from the TSG for a change.

"We need things," recently clarified Fock when the former players Philipp Simon and Timm looked by in a game of their ex-club to give up for their change of change.Because they didn't want to hand over their clothing from Bergedorf times, there was Knatsch.

Coach Fock steals his team for the relegation battle

Background noises with which Fock actually doesn't want to deal with.The coach needs all the time and energy to steel his young team for the relegation battle.And the hopes of staying in the class have received further food through the 76: 63 success against Cuxhaven, the second victory in series."We have a chance against every opponent in this league," said Fock after the game satisfied satisfied.

That this is the case also has to do with the willingness of his team's willingness and ability to learn."We changed some things," said the coach."What, but I don't reveal," he added with a mischievous smile.

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The Stargazers defense performance helped them to win

But it was obvious for the 85 spectators in the Fährbuernfleet sports hall that the victory of the "SternenGucker" was based on a formidable defense performance.

Again and again the ball -leading players of the guests were tackled quickly and very aggressively, incorrect passes for enforced and counterattacks were initiated."You were surprised by our type of defense," said Fock happy.

His team played a brilliant first quarter, in which it laid the foundation stone for victory with a 25:11 lead.At the break, the Stargazers were even able to easily expand the lead to 42:26.After the change of sides, the TSG was unable to keep its previously high level, while Cuxhaven increased.

Shortly before the end, the Bergedorf lead had melted on 68:61.And the guests were in possession of the ball.So it could have been very tight again for the home side.But Marc Klesper initially awarded two free throws for the Baskets before his teammate Andreas Hasenkamm missed the basket out of the field.

A 17-year-old throws the decisive basket

In return, 17-year-old Davis Charmlash took his heart and met from the three-point line to 71:61-the decision!"The main thing was won," breathed fock after the game relieved.

The coach contributed five points to victory at around twelve minutes of operation.And by the way, in your own jersey.He had left the former Kiese Warmmach shirt in the cabin before the game started-and thus the last visible relic from past TSG days.TSG points: Matej Jelovcic (37), Prince Hukporti (12), Aleksandar Postic (11), Björn Fock (5), Bahaa Al Deen Allababidi, Stefan Röhrl (4 each), Davis Charmlash (3).

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