“Important games await” | Soaring second team

“We have a full program this week.” In a media round on Wednesday (March 20th), Tobias Kempe reported on the current training week, which started yesterday with three units including a run in the forest, in the weight room and then in the afternoon on the pitch at the Bölle. „There are many important games waiting. Everyone believes in staying in the league. Together with the fans we can do this. We want to stay in this league and give everything to achieve it,” said the veteran combatant regarding the tasks ahead.

“The realisation is that “We Lilies” are actually “All of us.” In a club interview yesterday (March 19), President Rüdiger Fritsch drew a positive conclusion about dealing with the issues after the Augsburg game and lifted the mood around the game against FC Bayern. The 62-year-old also emphasized how special it is for SV Darmstadt 98 to play in the Bundesliga and praised the solidarity and cooperation in the club. With regard to the difficult sporting situation and the upcoming one When it comes to groundbreaking tasks against direct competition, the president is combative and calls for “joining forces” and “keeping our heads up.” You can read the entire interview here.

While competitive games at the Bölle are on hold during the international break, one lily has an international trip coming up: Oscar Vilhelmsson. In a friendly match on Friday (22.03/2.30pm), he will be facing Cyprus U21’s. On Tuesday (26.03/2pm) he continues with the European Championship qualification for the U21 European Championship 2025 and the game against North Macedonia. We wish you all the best on your journey, Oscar, and hope you can build on your strong performance against Bayern.

Last weekend, Lilien captain Fabian Holland played his 65th Bundesliga game for SV 98. In doing so, he draws level with the previous record holder Marcel Heller, who played for Darmstadt in the Bundesliga in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons and is in his 65 games, marked it with nine goals and ten assists in games. For Holland, on the other hand, after the international break there is the chance to further increase its Bundesliga game account and become the SVD’s sole record player in the Bundesliga. The next opportunity is on Easter Sunday (31.03/7:30pm) in Bochum.

Ten points from the last four games! The SV 98 second team is still unbeaten this year and was in extremely good form after the winter break. The Lilies have their sights set on third place, level with the third-place reserves from Pfungstadt. However, the top positions are still a long way away with nine and ten points respectively. With 80 goals, the Zwote has the second best offense in the league and has the next opportunity to score more on Sunday (March 24th, 3pm) at TSV Eschollbrücken. The upcoming opponent is in eleventh place in the middle of the table.

The professionals may have an international break, but many other teams are in action. For example, the Junglilien compete in the Hessen Cup. The U19s face SG Bornheim/GW on Thursday (21.03/7pm). Two days later (23.03/4pm) the U17s welcome KSV Hessen Kassel. . However, league games will not continue until after Easter. If you want to see something other than football, you’ll get your money’s worth on the weekend. The basketball players have already ended the season with their championship, but table tennis is still being played. On Sunday (24.03/3pm) the SVD will be a guest at the TTC Langen reserve.

It’s that time again. The annual Andreas Gompf tournament takes place in the Böllenfalltorhalle on Maundy Thursday (March 28th). All lily fans are warmly invited. Kick-off time is special this year. The tournament doesn’t start until 5:30pm. The game is played in two groups with six teams each. The group stage games end around 10:20pm. After a short break, we then move on to the direct placement games. The bottom two in the group play for 11th place and so on up to the final by the top two in the group. Of course, the first rule is, as always, fair play. The awards ceremony will take place shortly before midnight, but there will be prizes for all teams. The groups were drawn by Tobias Kempe this Wednesday (March 20th).