1. FC Union Berlin : A typical Michael Parensen

prior to the game against VfL Bochum the Fans of the 1 cheered. FC Union, the Stadion an der Alten forsterei, as if a gate had fallen. Stadium speaker Christian work read out the Team line-up. While all of the actors with a mandatory "football God" were beschrien, it was a name particularly loud. And as the number 29 on the scoreboard Michael Parensen, the with now 203 inserts the oldest football player of the club appeared.

In the 16 season games before Parensen had stood, only 192 minutes on the court and slid on the Saturday only, therefore, in the starting line-up, because Florian Hübner had received in Magdeburg, the fifth Yellow card. During the week the defensive player had not yet revealed that as a part-time Job. "I do my Job so well that the others have to do their Job better," said the 32-Year-old. "So I make my contribution to a successful season."

On Saturday, the Fans highly respected Michael Parensen fact, the on the court with a solid performance. "He proves during the week, his attitude in every workout and helps you finally, if you're needed. I've done this before no idea,“ said coach Urs Fischer after the encounter. The correct setting needed Parensen against Bochum, especially in the first half, as the Union defensive line was challenged by the strong Offensive of the guests and striker Lukas Hinterseer often. With the start of the second half it was better and also Parensen drew attention to itself, as a head ball goal by only a few meters from the misguided. "It is not so easy, he has not played for a long time, or hardly played," said the fisherman: "to be so ready – I need to make him a huge compliment."

Parensens's contract expires at the end of the season

Parensens front of people, recorded in the first half, only two dangerous statements by Marcel Hartel. Striker Sebastian Polter, the received preference to Sebastian Andersson and converted a penalty for the leadership provided, was a little perplexed, why is Union as in Magdeburg ran the first half. "If we knew, we'd have to take it off," said Polter. It was striking, especially that stag and striker Suleiman Abdullahi were too far. "We have raised it in the mid-term, that we will make ranks more pressure on the defense," said Polter. The half-time talk immediately showed its effect in the second 45 minutes, the team of the delivery 1. FC Union greatly improved. "I think you saw then in the second half, what the team is capable of. We had enough chances to decide the game,“ said the fisherman. The busy Offensive, Michael Parensen got significantly less work to do, and Fischer was able to speak at the end of a deserved victory.

victory in the home game Union Fans celebrate success streak against Bochum

On another question he had at the press conference after the game, however, no clear answer: on the question of the future of Parensen, whose contract expires at the end of the season. Parensen himself had not excluded, to dare something again, or to try out, and wanted to talk about it but only from time to time with the Association. "We know what we have to Michael Parensen," said the fisherman. A few should-Zero games with the duration of the burner on the square, Union want to just abandon heavy on his services as a Central defender number three.