VfR Aalen says goodbye to coach Kosturkov: One last festival game!

VfR Aalen says goodbye to coach Kosturkov: One last festival game!

Today, Saturday, May 30, 2025, VfR Aalen will play its last game of the league season against FSV 08 Bietigheim-Bissingen. Kick-off is at 3:30 p.m. in the Centus Arena. The game has special significance as coach Petar Kosturkov will say goodbye after this game. Kosturkov, who enjoyed great success during his time at VfR Aalen, would like to end the season with a win.

VfR Aalen won their first away win of the year 3-1 against Calcio Leinfelden-Echterdingen last week. With a total of 57 points, the team is currently in fifth place in the table and is three points behind fourth-placed 1. CfR Pforzheim before the last matchday. Another goal could be to improve the ranking, which would, however, require a win against Bietigheim-Bissingen.

Encounter with Bietigheim-Bissingen

The guests from Bietigheim-Bissingen are in 15th place in the away table this season with just 13 points and have not achieved a single away win so far. In the first leg, the two teams met in a goalless encounter. VfR Aalen has been able to collect 17 points in the last nine games since the end of March, which corresponds to an average of 1.89 points per game. The team has thus stabilized and can play freely in the last game.

The second half also saw the return of Nesreddin Kenniche, who came on as a substitute for his former club. He expressed mixed feelings about his return given the upcoming game and summed up the tactical restraint of the first half, in which both teams had few significant chances. However, VfR Aalen showed more commitment in the second half and had several chances to score, which, however, remained unused.

Personnel situation and review

The personnel situation at VfR Aalen is good because, apart from a few long-term injuries, all players are fit. This is particularly important as some of the team from the 1984/85 season are expected to meet in the final game of the season. Kosturkov emphasizes the need to stay focused and his goal for this afternoon is clear: to win and make the farewell worthwhile.

Overall, VfR Aalen is in a strong position given its performance this season so far. Although the gap to the top places could not be shortened by the draw in the last game, the team's defensive stability shows promising signs for the coming season. After today's game, Aalen will play against SSV Reutlingen next Saturday.

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