It’s the sixth minute of added time at the Commerzbank-Arena. SV Werder win a free-kick in a good position with the scores level at 1-1. Max Kruse and Milot Rashica stand over the ball. Who to take it? “The position was ideal for a right-footer”, explained the left-footed Green-White captain. “We discussed it briefly. It was mine for the taking”, continued Rashica. “I had a good feeling about it”, admitted the Kosovo international. When it went in, it was just unbelievable – pure ecstasy.
The Green-White number eleven slotted the ball into the top corner of the Eintracht goal to earn Werder a dramatic last-minute victory. “I told him to have a go. It was the last kick of the game and he’s got a really strong shot”, said Kruse. “It was the right decision”, Rashica laughs, with a beaming smile across his face. His emotions? “Running wild!” His teammates are also delighted with the 22-year-old, who was only subbed on in the 83rd minute. “He hit it unbelievable well”, praised Philipp Bargfrede. “Dreamlike”, according to Augustinsson.
Florian Kohfeldt is particularly pleased with his piece of brilliance. “It was a wonderful moment for him”, said the head coach. Rashica is someone who never complains when put on the bench, rather brings his A-game every time. At Hannover last weekend, he also set up Theodor Gebre Selassie’s decisive goal after coming on as a sub. “He’s a brilliant lad and is greatly loved by the whole team”, asserted the Green-White boss. “Milot has a magnificent shot on him. I keep talking to him about having a go now and again, because his efforts are frequently unstoppable.” Rashica took Kohfeldt’s words to heart and won the game for SVW with his sensational free-kick in the sixth minute of injury time.
