The players are quite exhausted, their legs are accordingly heavy – yet the Bezirksliga footballers of CfR Links and MSV Düsseldorf wish that the regular season, which ends on Sunday, could still be extended. While CfR Links (playing at TSV Meerbusch II) is still fighting for the relegation spot 15 in the Abstiegskampf, MSV is further up the table, fighting for the promotion chance. In the two-horse race with SG Benrath-Hassels, the team of Goran Tomic has the advantage of having won the direct comparison with the arch-rival, which also applies to CfR Links in the table cellar compared to Nievenheim. This means that MSV cannot finish the last matchday worse than SG Benrath-Hassels. If SG loses in Uedesheim, MSV can also afford a home loss against Ratingen 04/19 II and still secure the vice-championship and participation in the promotion playoffs. For Goran Tomic, the chances are therefore also in favor of the showdown on Sunday. „I am and remain optimistic. We have it further in our own hands and the chance to still get through a relegation round. That's a good starting position, and we want to use it“, says the 50-year-old. However – and that's also known to the coach – there is the last hurdle before the desired extra round. With the reserve of Ratingen 04/19, a team is facing the Heidelberger Straße, which has convinced in the Rückrunde. „They have a young, fast team“, says Tomic. Attributes that sound more like poison for a team that has had to play many games in a short time, with injury worries and two consecutive losses. However, Goran Tomic makes the right thing in this tricky situation and focuses on the things that give hope and which he can influence. With Shohei Yamashita, one of the most dangerous players in the squad returns to the team. While the 29-year-old (15 season goals) is supposed to cause danger in front, it's still up to Maximilian Nadidai at the back. The 32-year-old defender is likely to be on a farewell tour in Düsseldorf's amateur football. On Thursday, it was announced that Nadidai, who has been U23-coach at Borussia Mönchengladbach so far, will follow his boss Oliver Kirch to Arminia Bielefeld in the summer as an assistant coach. It is unlikely that Nadidai will continue to play for MSV. „I'm totally happy for him. Max is not only a very good player but also a super guy“, says Goran Tomic. From the club's point of view, there is only hope that Nadidai will still have at least two more games in the relegation against Ratingen.