Dreskovic in training | eLilien defeat Bayern Munich

A new face on the training ground at Böllenfalltor. Meldin Dreskovic trained with the team for the first time on Wednesday afternoon (February 5th) and, together with his new teammates, prepared for the duel on Saturday (February 8th/1l ) against SV Elversberg. You can find impressions of the first Dreskovic unit here:

An offline matchday in the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) took place in Stuttgart last Thursday (January 30th). With FC Bayern Munich, the eLilien expected a real opponent against them. The Munich team traveled to Stuttgart with a clean slate (8 wins and 2 draws), but suffered their first defeat of the current season against SV 98. A draw in the two-on-two, a victory for the Lilies in the first singles by Nassim and a spectacular 8:8 by Kaan in the last duel made the surprise perfect. With the win under their belt, the eFootballers of SV Darmstadt 98 are in seventh place in the table and are therefore still fully in the race for the playoffs. The next task awaits the eLilien on Wednesday (February 5/9pm). Like the professionals, the eSports athletes also welcome SV Elversberg. For the guys at the controller it’s against their immediate neighbours in the table.

Last Saturday (February 1st), the U21s of SV Darmstadt 98 won 4-3 in the friendly against Wormatia Worms. Before the Hessenliga starts again, the Darmstadt U21s have one last test match against VfB Bodenheim (08.02/1pm). On February 16th it’s finally that time again: at 2.30pm. SV Darmstadt 98 and VfB 1905 Marburg face each other on the pitch in Alsbach in the first competitive game of the new year. All upcoming games at a glance:

The U19s of SV 98 started the main round of the new DFB youth league last Sunday (February 2). Visiting SV Gonsenheim, the teams played out a goalless draw. Next Sunday (09.02/1pm) the Junglilien will be at home against SSV Ulm, who will arrive with a 4-3 win over SV Sandhausen.

The U17s, on the other hand, will play a friendly game against 1. FC Köln next Saturday (08.02/3pm) before they face JFV Nidda/Schotten in the Hessen Cup during the week (11.02/7pm). The start of the main round of the DFB U17 youth league will take place on February 15th at 2pm at SC Freiburg.

The SV Darmstadt 98 fan team will have to wait until March until the league starts again for them. Last Sunday (02.02/12.30pm) the boys started the new year with their first test and traveled to SG Arheilgen II. The “Zwote Zwote” recorded a 2-1 win against the district league B league teams. Next Sunday (09.02/12pm) the team will continue with the next friendly game. This time the team of coach Andreas Degenhardt welcomes SV 1910 Käfertal II. You can find an overview of all upcoming games for the Lilien fan team here:

On Tuesday (February 4th) Philipp Förster celebrated his birthday for the first time with the Lilien family – a very special one at that. The midfielder was happy about his 30th anniversary. We would like to wish you a happy belated birthday.

Another birthday boy this week is assistant coach Martin Heck. On Saturday (February 8th) everyone can celebrate his day together in the stadium, as the assistant coach will be celebrating his 42nd birthday on match day. The best gift? That would probably be three points against SV Elversberg…

A Lily legend – known by the name Bodo “Ballermann” Mattern – celebrated his 67th birthday last Monday (February 3). Review. In 1981 he signed a contract with SV Darmstadt 98 for the first time. “It was a dream for me as a 21-year-old to be in the Bundesliga with Darmstadt.” “It was a great and successful time for me as a young player,” he said in a recent interview with the Lilienblog. Nevertheless, he moved on to Eintracht Frankfurt in 1983. After another stint at Blau-Weiß 90, “Bodo Ballermann” came back to southern Hesse, where he lives happily and contentedly to this day. In his two times in the Lilien shirt, Mattern made a total of 93 appearances in which he scored 38 goals. But even today he still wears the Lily on his chest – for the traditional SV 98 team. We wish you all the best and good health for your birthday!

From Schneppenhausen the path led via Weiterstadt to SV Darmstadt 98, where Bruno Labbadia initially demonstrated his footballing skills as a player. In 111 appearances with the Lily on his chest, the former center forward scored a total of 48 competitive goals. In 1987 he left Darmstadt for Hamburger SV. From there he went on to 1. FC Kaiserslautern, to Munich to Bayern, to the west to 1. FC Köln, to Bremen and Bielefeld and finally to Karlsruher SC, where he ended his playing career in 2003. The currently 58-year-old then started his coaching career with the Lilies. Under Labbadia’s leadership, the Darmstadt team rose up the league and the euphoria in the city grew. After three years, however, the collaboration with the head coach ended, who moved on to Fürth. Labbadia then traveled across the country: In addition to the Kleeblatt, he also coached Bayer Leverkusen, HSV, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Wolfsburg and Hertha BSC. Next Saturday (February 8th) Bruno Labbadia will celebrate his 59th birthday, on which we warmly congratulate him.