After 40 minutes, no one had given a damn about the Lilies: And yet SV 98 triumphed after being 3-0 down! The South Hesse team won 5:3 (1:3) at FC Schalke 04. Hornby, a hat trick from Lidberg and López crowned an incredible comeback.
In the away game at Schalke (September 20th/6:30pm), Florian Kohfeldt changed his starting eleven in one position compared to the previous week. Guille Bueno moves into the starting line-up to replace Fabian Nürnberger, who is ill. In addition to Fabian Holland, Paul Will, Matthias Bader and Oscar Vilhelmsson, Matej Maglica (due to illness) and Othmane El Idrissi (muscular problems) are also missing from the squad at short notice.
Matchday No. 6 in the 2nd Bundesliga: The Lilies' journey takes them to the home of the Royal Blues. On Friday evening (September 20th), SV Darmstadt 98 will face FC Schalke 04 away at the Veltins Arena. Kick-off is at 6:30pm. Before the ball rolls at Schalke, we will provide you with all the important information about the duel between S04 and SVD.
Roda Kerkrade. Trabzonspor. Club Brugge. Valencia. Tenerife. And then in the final against the heavy favorites Inter Milan. No problem for FC Schalke 04's Eurofighters. On May 21, 1997, the Royal Blues won the UEFA Cup. The greatest success in the club's history. The opponents from back then? Of international class. The opponents today are Braunschweig, Nuremberg, Magdeburg, Cologne, Karlsruhe and now on the 6th matchday of the 2nd Bundesliga the team of SV Darmstadt 98. Everyday life in the second division in 2024.
On Friday evening (September 20th/6:30pm) SV Darmstadt 98 will be guests at FC Schalke 04 in the Veltins Arena. Important information in advance: There will be a box office on match day for those who decide at short notice. The East ticket office is located at Entrance East 2 (guest seating area). You can find all further information for your visit to the stadium here.
Who always has reason to be happy at Schalke? What memories do the Lilies have of the Veltins Arena? And which Schalke player is a native of southern Hesse? In our Top Facts we provide you with the most important figures and facts before SV 98's away game on Friday evening (9/20/6:30pm) at FC Schalke 04.
How does Florian Kohfeldt look at the upcoming away game at FC Schalke 04? What content is the focus of the current training work? And how does the head coach of SV Darmstadt 98 assess the Lilies' sporting situation? Kohfeldt answered these and other questions in the press conference on Wednesday (September 18th). We have summarised the most important statements for you.
As part of our monthly fan evenings, we would like to provide the opportunity for exchange between the club and its members and fans. We are generally of the opinion that we have to constantly develop, improve and design many things together at the converted Bölle. We would therefore like to turn to the various stands at irregular intervals during our fan evenings. And then, using the results and experiences we have collected, we will devote ourselves to the overall stadium experience and its areas of conflict.
New week – fresh news. In the current issue of “Lilies across the Board” we report on Kai Klefisch’s dream goal, which was nominated for “Goal of the Month” by the ARD Sportschau. There is also all the information about a Lilies fan team that has been unbeaten in six games and we take a look at the final match day of the Blind Football Bundesliga. As always, you can find all the important topics of the week in our “Lilies across the Board” section.
Last year, the Merck Stadium became a huge open-air bedroom for the first time. The campaign had a serious background: In order to draw attention to the issue of homelessness in Germany and especially in the Darmstadt region, SV 98 organised an overnight stay in the stadium for a good cause. This year the event will be held again; on the night of November 1st to 2nd, the Bölle will once again become a large open-air dormitory.