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Regensburg (dpa / lby) - Alexander Meyer is ready for the next big Regensburg Cup evening.

And the goalkeeper's colleagues are also hot for Werder Bremen.

Even without head coach Mersad Selimbegovic, who tested positive for the corona virus, the second division soccer team got in the right mood for the trial of strength with the first division team in the quarter-finals next Tuesday (6.30 p.m.) with a successful dress rehearsal against SC Paderborn.

The best thing about the 1-0 (0-0) against Paderborn was that goalkeeper Meyer triumphed again as a penalty killer.

"I have to smile myself at my quota," said Meyer, who was able to parry the shot from Paderborn's Dennis Srbeny in the 65th minute of the game.

Sebastian Stolze's opening goal (53rd) reached three important points for the Upper Palatinate.

«I am happy that I have a bit of luck on my side.

You can work hard for that, ”said Meyer.

It was a warning to Bremen: After all, Jahn made it through the first three rounds of the cup against third division clubs 1. FC Kaiserslautern and SV Wehen Wiesbaden and Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln, not least thanks to Meyer, on penalties.

«Alex is strong in the discipline.

We are happy that he had a good feeling again, »said assistant coach Sebastian Dreier.

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The 29-year-old assistant was briefly responsible against Paderborn after Selimbegovic's test result on the match day was poor.

The head coach had to go into quarantine at home and could only keep in touch with his coaching team from the television.

You tried to absorb the failure as a team, reported assistant coach Dreier: "We tried to do everything as always."

The Selimbegovic failure before the big game against Bremen is a special challenge.

"Now it has actually hit the most important person, the head coach," said goalkeeper Meyer: "But we are a conspiratorial bunch."

This was demonstrated by the Jahn team against Paderborn.

“We were the more active team for over 90 minutes.

We wanted more victory, ”said Meyer.

Jahn improved to 29 points.

"We have come a little closer to our big goal," said Dreier about the league's whereabouts.

The assistant coach also announced a big fight against Werder.

«We have already caused a forore in the cup.

We want to make it as difficult as possible for Bremen.

We go into the game with a positive feeling. "

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