The 15th second division matchday casts its shadows ahead. For this reason, the press conference took place on Friday (December 6th) before the duel between SV Darmstadt 98 and Hamburger SV (December 8th/1:30pm). In this, head coach Florian Kohfeldt answered questions about the upcoming opponent as well as his own approach and the balance of the 2nd league as a whole. We have summarised the most important statements for you.
For many years it was almost unimaginable that there could ever be a second division game involving HSV. As a founding member of the Bundesliga, the traditional club from the Hanseatic city spent almost 55 years uninterrupted in the upper house of German football. But on May 12, 2018, the long-time “Dino” was hit and HSV had to make the bitter transition to the second division. The Rothosen are currently completing their seventh season in a row there and are making another attempt to finally return to the Bundesliga.
On Sunday afternoon (08.12/1.30pm) SV Darmstadt 98 will be guests at Hamburger SV. In this message we provide you with all the important information for your visit to the Volksparkstadion.
Is a Christmas tree an absolute must for you at Christmas? No problem. This Thursday (December 5th) there will be a Christmas tree sale for a good cause in front of the SV Darmstadt 98 fan and ticket shop at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor from 2pm to 7pm. On this day you can secure your Christmas tree and do something good at the same time. You can also expect an autograph session with Fabian Holland and Paul Will.
Controversial scenes, passionate defensive work and a last-second goal. The Lilies' 0-1 defeat at Werder Bremen in the cup round of 16 was a topic of conversation. We look at SV 98's cup exit in our analysis of the game.
Whether with the U21, with the fan team or on the virtual pitch: things are going well for all three of these SV Darmstadt 98 teams. We'll report on it. There is also a Christmas tree sale for a good cause waiting for you on Thursday (December 5th/2pm to 7pm). You can read about all of this in our weekly “Lilies across the Board” section.
A self-sacrificing battle of the lilies with a bitter end. In the last minute of injury time, SV Darmstadt 98 lost 1-0 at SV Werder Bremen. The Darmstadt protagonists were correspondingly disappointed about their elimination at the microphones. What do Marcel Schuhen, Kai Klefisch and sports director Paul Fernie say? How do the two head coaches classify the cup duel in the Weserstadion? We have summarised all their thoughts about the game for you.
Unfortunately, the Bundesliga team has the upper hand: In the round of 16 of the DFB Cup, the Lilies had to admit defeat to SV Werder Bremen 0-1 (0-0). SV 98 gave the Bundesliga club a thrilling fight, but a goal from Jung (90+4) swung the pendulum in favour of the favored hosts.
Compared to the home game against Münster, Florian Kohfeldt has to make two changes to his starting eleven for the cup game in Bremen (December 3rd/8:45pm). Matej Maglica and Luca Marseiler move into the starting lineup for Fraser Hornby (bruise) and Philipp Förster (due to illness). Klaus Gjasula returns to the squad.
Round of 16! The third round of the DFB Cup has been reached, but the cup journey should take SV Darmstadt 98 to the quarter-finals. To do this, the Lilies first have to play against Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen on Tuesday evening (December 3rd/8:45pm). We have summarised both coaches' assessments of the cup game for you. We will also inform you about the weather conditions and the referee team for this game in our “Cup game compact” section.