FC Gießen celebrates important victory: chances of promotion of the regional league!

FC Gießen celebrates important victory: chances of promotion of the regional league!

On Tuesday, April 4, 2025, FC Gießen won an important victory in the relegation battle of the Regionalliga Südwest. With a 1-0 against SC Freiburg II in the Dreisam Stadium, the team secured three decisive points. David Siebert scored the only goal of the game in the 69th minute and celebrated his first goal in the fourth league. The joy of the winning goal was clear: "It was perfectly deflected," said Siebert after the game.

This victory gives FC Gießen new buoyancy in the relegation battle, even if the situation is anything but simple. The gap is currently in 13th place, which leads to sporting security. Hessen Kassel and Göppinger SV, both in striking distance, are in places 14 and 15.

self -confidence and defensive stability

Chief coach Michael Fink was optimistic after the game and emphasized that the team had fueled confidence. "We were defensively stable," said Fink, which could be decisive for the next games. Gießen had lost 1-2 in the first round against the next opponent, FC-Astoria Walldorf. Walldorf is currently undefeated after the team has been on the pitch for six games.

In the current course of the game, FC Gießen was initially challenged to act defensively stable before they became more dangerous. With the return of Tolga Duran and Shako Onangolo to lock and the injury to Maximilian Böger, the team has had a slight reinforcement. Siebert, who has already played 17 games from the start this season, emphasizes that he feels most comfortable in the ten position and wants to work on his degree and decision-making.

The climb as a turning point

The season has been extremely changeable so far. In the run-up to the current game, FC Gießen secured promotion to the regional league Südwest and the Hessen Championship with a 2-0 win against SC Waldgirmes. This game took place on the Waldgirmes sports field. The association has recently been granted the license for the regional league. After the great success, the team celebrated with the staff in the beer garden apple tree, and coach Daniyel Cimen praised the players for their efforts.

Michél Magel from the FC Gießen office was satisfied with the previous season, and preparations for the next season have already started. This will start on July 26, which should give the team additional motivation.

Five Hessian clubs are under pressure in the Regionalliga Südwest. FC Gießen, KSV Hessen Kassel and the U21 of Eintracht Frankfurt are in a close relegation battle, while FSV Frankfurt and Kickers Offenbach are fighting for the promotion. Currently, Gießen, Kassel and Frankfurt are tied in places 15 to 17. The situation is tense, because five teams from the regional league could descend with a descent of teams such as VfB Stuttgart II and Waldhof Mannheim.

The FC Gießen will have to be fully focused on the next games in order to maintain his chance of staying in the class and to take the positive experiences from the recent victory against Freiburg II into the upcoming challenges.