Boetius and Lidberg on tour | Marco Richter blossoms

Marco Richter is in excellent spirits – both on and off the pitch. „I feel very, very comfortable here. The team is top-notch, and I’ve been given a really good welcome. It’s just a lot of fun playing here,“ the attacker explained during a media briefing on Tuesday (October 7th). He particularly likes the high level of training: „The coach demands a lot – that pushes us all. During the week, there’s always tension, things get a little rough, but afterward, we shake hands and keep going. Everyone wants to push themselves to the limit.“

Another positive for him is the healthy competition, especially in his position in attacking midfield. „We have a lot of guys who are really good on the ball. Everyone wants to play, everyone gives it their all – that’s good for the team,“ Richter emphasises. Despite the international break, he’s already looking ahead to the challenges ahead: „I’m really looking forward to the next games – especially the clash with Schalke. It’s a special stadium – and then straight after that, playing against them again in the cup. Really awesome!“

SV Darmstadt 98 will once again have two players on the international stage during this international break: Jean-Paul Boëtius and Isac Lidberg have been called up for their respective national teams. Boëtius will compete with Suriname in the World Cup qualifiers, while Lidberg was called up for Sweden on Monday (October 6th), replacing the injured Jordan Larsson and also fighting for important points in the World Cup qualifiers. Both Lilies will be in action next Friday (October 10th): Lidberg will play for Sweden against Switzerland at 8:45pm, while Boëtius will face Guatemala at 11pm German time. The action continues on Monday evening (October 13th/8:45pm), when the Swedish national team hosts Kosovo. Suriname will play in Panama on Wednesday night (October 15th) at 3am German time.

We wish Boëtius and Lidberg every success in their national team jerseys!

Anyone who doesn’t want to miss out on live Lilies football this weekend will get their money’s worth at SV Darmstadt 98, despite the international break! On Saturday (October 11th), the U21 Lilies will play at home in Alsbach against Hünfelder SV. Kickoff for the Hessenliga match is at 3pm. The Lilies‘ U21 team will be looking to pick up points after two consecutive defeats.

What a district league spectacle at the Ostendstraße sports field! In a high-scoring match, the SV Darmstadt 98 fan team lost 4-6 (0-3) to RSV Germania Pfungstadt, but after a weak first half, they showed great fighting spirit and a remarkable comeback.

The match got off to a particularly unfortunate start for the Lilies: The visitors took a 1-0 lead after just four minutes. Pfungstadt added two more goals by the 32nd minute – a bitter setback for SVD’s „second team.“ Shortly after the restart, Pfungstadt even made it 4-0 (47th minute). But the hosts didn’t give up. Julian Schreiber brought the Lilies back into the game with his goal in the 62nd minute, making it 1-4. Just six minutes later, Ole Michel Bautz reduced the deficit to 2-4 (68th minute), before Pfungstadt doubled the lead with a penalty in the immediate aftermath (2-5, 69th minute). Schreiber then converted a penalty for the 98ers in the 82nd minute to make it 3-5, but the visitors restored the lead just two minutes later (3-6, 84th minute). Schreiber again sealed the victory with his third goal to make it 4-6 (86th minute).

In the end, the late attack wasn’t enough to avert defeat. Despite the setback, the 98ers showed both morale and fighting spirit, especially in the second half. Now, Darmstadt remains in 14th place in the table with eight points. Next Sunday (October 12th), the Lilies will play away against SV Weiterstadt at 2pm. Good luck, boys!

Since July 2024, the SVD has had an official partnership with San Antonio FC from the US state of Texas – San Antonio is one of Darmstadt’s twin cities. In addition, there is the SVD Beaumont club, which was founded with the support of Lilien fans in Texas. In the summer of 2025, joint Lilien soccer camps were held in the USA for the first time – one of several concrete measures. Martin Kowalewski, Managing Director of Marketing & Sales at SV 98, also visited the United States on the occasion of these camps. In addition to the soccer camps, he also visited San Antonio FC and the Spurs & Sports Entertainment Group. We have summarised this visit on our YouTube-Channel as well as sv98.de.