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The Regionalliga Nordost started the 2020/21 season last weekend as the first of the five German seasons. With the two relegated teams from the 3rd division, Chemnitzer FC and Carl Zeiss Jena, 20 clubs are fighting for a single promotion ticket. In this race, the champion of the previous season, Lokomotive Leipzig, should not play a major role anymore.
In the promotion games, the Leipziger failed after two games that could hardly be surpassed in terms of drama due to the away goal regulation at SC Verl. After that, the “Loksche” had to cope with the departure of numerous top performers. For the home game on Sunday afternoon against the Berliner AK, the odds comparison of the betting base still promises a clear favorite among the hosts.
Locomotive Leipzig:
In June 2019, the former Wolfsburg coach Wolfgang Wolf took over the 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig as a trainer and sports director in personal union. Wolf led the Leipziger to the top of the table in the Regionalliga Nordost. As the front runners at the time of the corona-related termination of the 2019/20 season, the “Loksche” were declared champions and were allowed to participate in the promotion round to the 3rd division.
But after a dramatic 2: 2 in Leipzig and the 1: 1 in the second leg in Verl, Leipzig narrowly missed promotion. After that, Wolf ended his career. As a successor, the ex-second division professional and ex-coach Babelsberg’s Almedin Civa was hired as the new sports director and coach. But even Civa could not prevent numerous top performers such as captain Zickert, striker Steinborn and defender Wolf from leaving the club.
With Ziane, Urban, Berger, Heynke, Salewski and Pfeffer, six players from the successful squad of the previous season could be persuaded to stay. Nevertheless, the club faces a bleak future. The outgoing coach Wolf also explained that by not climbing you fell down three steps instead of one step up. The start of the season also confirms this assessment.
In the semi-finals of the Sachsenpokal, Lok was eliminated with 0: 1 at the upper division FC Eilenburg. The start of the new league season also went completely wrong with a 1: 3 at Hertha BSC II. However, the coach was not that dissatisfied with the performance of his players and saw a strong performance that was more possible. Due to injuries, the coach had to do without Gabriel Boakye and Djamal Ziane.
Johannes Pistol was absent for family reasons. So there were only two field players available as personal alternatives. It is still unclear who will be able to participate again against the Berlin AK. In the previous season, the locomotive had been unbeaten at home with seven wins and four draws.
Berlin AK:
The Berlin AK 07 has been playing in the regional league since the 2010/11 season. Well-known coaches like Steffen Baumgart or Jens Härtel have been working for the athletics club since that time. The greatest successes were two wins in the Berlin State Cup, with which one could participate in the DFB Cup. There was a close 1: 2 against FSV Mainz 05 (2010/11) and a 4: 0 against TSG Hoffenheim (2012/13). Then they were eliminated around 1860 (0: 3).
In the Regionalliga Nordost, two runner-up titles were the best placements (2012/13 and 2015/16). Before the new season, the capital city had to accept the departure of coach Dirk Kunert to Carl-Zeiss Jena. The coach had only extended his contract for another year at the beginning of June. The new trainer is André Meyer, who already worked at Union Fürstenwalde and as an assistant coach at the second division club Erzgebirge Aue.
With one draw and four defeats, the preparation was not a good star. But the season opener worked with a 3-2 home win against Union Fürstenwalde. The AK already stood for offensive football last season. The three hits on the first matchday suggest that the club is looking for salvation on the offensive under coach Meyer.
The squad planning for the 20/21 season has not yet been completed. During the week, for example, Abdulkadir Beyazit (Energie Cottbus), Philip Fontein (Schalke II) and Emeka Oduah (Hannover 96 U 19) signed on even more new players.
Lokomotive Leipzig vs Berliner AK 07 head to head matches
13.09.19 RL Lokomotive Leipzig Berliner AK 07 2 : 2
07.04.19 RL Berliner AK 07 Lokomotive Leipzig 1 : 3
03.10.18 RL Lokomotive Leipzig Berliner AK 07 1 : 1
06.05.18 RL Berliner AK 07 Lokomotive Leipzig 5 : 2
13.12.17 RL Lokomotive Leipzig Berliner AK 07 3 : 1