Serdar Dursun at the Baltic Sea was not yet in the holiday mood.
And the daring Darmstadt star striker in Kiel, who was also aggressive with words, did not sound like someone who would say goodbye to the “lilies”.
"It's a shame that the season is now over," said the 29-year-old after SV Darmstadt 98's 3-2 win at Holstein Kiel, to which he scored two goals (51st and 58th minutes) in the usual striker style : 1 and 2: 1 contributed.
"We would have liked to keep getting good results."
Dursun, who will improve his sporting and above all financially significantly with a new employer in the new season, and the Darmstadt 98 second division club have been a perfect match - especially in the past lap final spurt. The ambitious “lilies” got 15 out of 15 possible points from the final five encounters. And with a total of nine goals, the native of Hamburg had a large share in this proud winning streak of the brilliant late starter from southern Hesse, who screwed up the Kielers direct promotion to the Bundesliga in the successful showdown.
Overall, Dursun scored a remarkable 27 times in his opponent's goal in 33 league appearances.
This final strength made him the top scorer in the second division ahead of HSV professional Simon Terodde (24 goals).
Dursun, who confirmed inquiries from Hamburger SV and FC St. Pauli, got goose bumps when he looked at the top scorer cannon.
“It's madness.
When I came back to Germany five years ago, I always believed in it, ”said the attacker, revealing his three success factors:“ A lot of work, diligence and faith. ”His coach Markus Anfang was“ extremely happy for the team and Serdar that we managed to get the top scorer ”.
Not the only highlight
It wasn't the only highlight of the Darmstadters in their neat final accounts. The 33 points diligently collected by the "lilies" in the second half of the season meant the best second half of the club's history in this league. In the previous season, under coach Dimitrios Grammozis, it was a presentable 32 points that allowed the southern Hessians to climb to fifth in the final table. This time they finished their working year with 51 points - one point less than last year - in seventh place.
In the second half of the season, the Darmstadt team, with Victor Palsson about to jump to Schalke 04, were the third most successful club, just behind the two promoted teams Fürth and Bochum. They finished the first half of the season in 14th place with 18 points. "We played a sensational second half of the season and once again set an exclamation mark in Kiel," enthused Immanuel Höhn at the "perfect end of the season". The defender succeeded in making it 3-1 (75th).
At the end of the season, the Darmstadt team proved once again that they have grown together into a strong unit over the past few weeks. Because for the fourth time in a row they were able to decide the game for themselves despite the deficit - Janni Serra had put Kiel 1-0 (18th) in the lead. “It has become a matter of course in the team that we can turn the games around even after we were 0-1 down,” said goalkeeper Marcel Schschuhe. The bottom line was that the “lilies” still scored 24 points and seven victories for themselves.
From the point of view of the South Hesse region, it is all the more regrettable that their personal bloodletting after this season. Dursun and Höhn will definitely leave the club. And the template providers for the three hits - Christian Clemens, Palsson and Nicolai Rapp - will probably no longer be on the Darmstadt pay slip in the future. “Of course there is a little sadness that you no longer play together in this constellation. My five years in Darmstadt don't leave you without a trace, ”said Höhn. “I had a great time here.” This also applies to Dursun, whose penetrating power in the storm the “lilies” will lack.