Back to South Hesse without points: The Lilies lost 1-0 to Eintracht Braunschweig. What do the Darmstadt protagonists say about the defeat? How do Florian Kohfeldt and Daniel Scherning classify the 90 minutes in the Eintracht Stadium? We have summarised all the voices about the game for you.
„Congratulations to Daniel and Braunschweig on the win. For me it wasn’t a deserved win. It was a game to which my team have gone down to the bare bones in terms of personnel. Towards the end, with five central defenders – three of them at the front – we fought against it with everything we had on the pitch and tried to get the one point. Braunschweig had a chance in the first half, but we had a huge chance through Papela, whose shot hit the crossbar. After conceding the goal And the yellow-red position was extremely difficult in the context of the game. Great praise to my team for the willingness and emotional performance. We fought until the last second and were ready to fight back. That’s why we’re very disappointed that we didn’t get the point.“
„Thank you for the congratulations. The opponent started differently than we expected. We had good control in the first half, but Darmstadt had the better chance with the ball hitting the crossbar. We, in turn, could have countered immediately afterwards. After the break, the game tipped our way with a 1-0 lead. However, after the yellow-red card, we lacked the determination and consistency to go for the second goal. Then it became uncomfortable against the long balls from Darmstadt. They’ve had a shot at the crossbar and we’ve been lucky. But we threw ourselves into everything and invested everything. We want to stay in the league and we’ve shown that today.“
„It was a close game in which Braunschweig perhaps had the more dangerous moments. Nevertheless, Braunschweig also had the necessary luck in their current phase when their defenders turned away and the balls were deflected onto the crossbar. In our case, the defender turns away, the ball goes through his legs and then into the goal. In retrospect, these are decisive moments in the game. Our reaction after the yellow-red card was good. We tried everything, but were not rewarded. But we have the difficult situation. We accepted it and weren’t above playing long balls and throwing everything in. Unfortunately, we felt like we were penalised in every situation. We’ll never use the failures as an excuse. Unfortunately, it was a small moment that decided the matter.
„We got into the game quite well and followed our plan. It’s clear that you don’t play tiki-taka in a phase like this, but we still had our opportunities. We just have to use one of them to get a positive feeling. Unfortunately, we’re currently missing the last bit of luck that the ball slips in when Papela or Corredor has a chance and doesn’t hit the crossbar. Balls like that just went in in the first half of the season. Nevertheless, of course we concede a stupid goal. We don’t have to talk around the fact that the current phase is not a good one. But I’m completely convinced of the team’s absences. Because it’s not easy for us to replace all of these players, but we don’t look at the situation and the table naively, but we have enough quality to score points again in the coming weeks.
SV Darmstadt 98 invites all its members to come to the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor on November 1st, 2026, starting at 11:30am. Together, we aim to once again create the largest team photo in our club’s history—with the professional players in the front and the entire Lilies family behind them.
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On Tuesday evening (October 13th), the SilberLilien took part in SV Darmstadt 98’s Stolperstein tour for the first time. Along the approximately six-kilometre route, the participants made several stops to learn more about the fates of Jewish club members who were persecuted and driven out during the Holocaust.
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Tickets for the home match against 1. FC Heidenheim on November 22nd are available for purchase now.
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This season, too, Lilien fans will be doubly rewarded for every home goal scored by SV Darmstadt 98. In addition to the joy and excitement of the goals, the team's supporters will receive 98 litres of Krombacher Pils for every home goal scored by Darmstadt at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor.
After the international break, Darmstadt 98 returned to the Bölle with a home win! Against Energie Cottbus, SV Darmstadt 98 put on a spirited performance in front of their home crowd and rewarded themselves with three points after an intense match. We've compiled the post-match reactions for you here:
Despite falling behind, Darmstadt secured their second consecutive home win! Darmstadt defeated Energie Cottbus 3-1 (1-1). The home side equalised after conceding an early goal in the four-minute period through Weißhaupt before halftime. Vukotic headed his team into the lead in the second half, before Lührs sealed the victory with the third goal. This home win brings Darmstadt's season total to seven points.
Homegame at Böllenfalltor (10/10, 1pm): Florian Kohfeldt has made two changes to his starting XI compared to the away match in Wolfsburg three weeks ago. Richter and Mikelbrencis come into the starting lineup for Sickinger (calf issues) and Lannert (illness).
On Saturday afternoon (October 10th, 1pm), SV 98 hosts Energie Cottbus at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor for Matchday 7. What do the two head coaches have to say ahead of kick-off? Who is officiating the match, and where can you follow the action live? As always, we have compiled all the key information regarding the game against Cottbus in our "Matchday Guide" feature.