09.10.2024 / English
Traditional team: Lilies beat FC Barcelona
The dreary October weather in Darmstadt? No thanks. Under the bright Catalan sun and at a summery 25 degrees, two traditional teams met last Friday (October 4th/1:30pm) at the FC Barcelona training ground, the “Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper”,: The Lilies faced the legends of FC Barcelona for an exciting duel in the Spanish metropolis.
The idea for this particular match started as a joke. After the Lilies had already played against Real Madrid, “we joked about it and said, now we have to play against the big FC Barcelona and the joke turned serious,” said Rafael Förster, a player from the traditional team who has good contacts with Spain sv98.de reported.
The team from Darmstadt traveled to Spain last Thursday (October 3rd) and moved into their rooms in Barcelona. Together with some fans and friends who had traveled with them, the traditional SV 98 team got in the mood for the upcoming game at the harbour and enjoyed local food and one or two cool drinks with a view of the sea.
Chatting with Hansi Flick
Even before kick-off, the traditional Lilien team was expecting a special highlight: Hansi Flick, former national coach and current head coach of FC Barcelona, welcomed the team to the Spanish first division club’s sports grounds and exchanged ideas with the players. But the encounter had even more surprises in store. Both teams gave each other gifts and exchanged souvenirs: the Lilies received pins with the Barcelona coat of arms, a book with all the Barcelona players, a signed ball and a traditional pennant. The hosts, for their part, received pennants and pins as well as special drinking bottles with the logos of both clubs and a three-liter Krombacher bottle with the club’s coat of arms and the date of the match day.
The Lilies‘ special jersey designed for this game also left a lasting impression. In collaboration with supplier Craft, the jersey was lovingly designed down to the last detail: the Catalan and Hessian flags were emblazoned on the back – and the emblems of both clubs and the date of the encounter were incorporated on the chest. The 98 limited edition jerseys will be auctioned off for a good cause in the future.
Four Lily goals against Barca
In the game itself, Barcelona initially took a 1-0 lead and maintained this score until halftime. But a motivating speech during the break gave the Darmstadt team new impetus. The team gained noticeable momentum through tactical substitutions, especially of Fouad Brighache, Zivojin Juskic and Toni Sailer. Thanks to goals from Thomas Süß, Rafael Förster and a brace from Dennis Weiland, the Lilies finally left the pitch as winners with a deserved 4-1.
After the game, the team celebrated the successful day with dinner on the roof of the former bullring Las Arenas, from where they enjoyed breathtaking views over the whole of Barcelona.
What's next?
The traditional team will continue to play exciting games in the region in the future and will try to build on their recent successes. And who knows, maybe there will be another international game for the Old Lilies in the future.
The traditional team would like to thank all supporters of the trip!
List of donors and supporters of the traditional team:
Merck KGaA
HAIX Schuhe Produktions- und Vertriebs Gmbh
New Wave GmbH / Craft
Sparkasse Darmstadt
Frank Berlepp
Schmitt & Scalzo GmbH
EFFYCOR GmbH
RBS + PWW GmbH
Alcondis GmbH
PEAK / DOGAWIST Investment GmbH
Schreinerei Koch GmbH
AVS Suzuki Darmstadt
Weiss GmbH
Salon Steinmetz
Werkmann, Jost und Gärtner GmbH
Konrad Kohl GmbH & Co. KG
Schnellbächer Fensterbau GmbH
Schäfer GmbH
FUD Häuser – Marc André Häuser
NKS GmbH & Co. KG
Heiner Immobilien und Grundbesitz GmbH
MKM EVENT SHOW TECHNIK GmbH
Angereegt Eventberatung
Baum Fensterbau GmbH
Finanzberatung Arthur Plonka
Schäfer III. GmbH & Co. KG
Peter Erbach
Heinrich Weiler GmbH
Huckebein Darmstadt
Mobilack GmbH
Bauer und Guse GmbH
Jacobi GmbH
Kanzlei Gantner + Lanfermann
EBS Berentzen GmbH
Peter Kunz
D. H. Held GmbH & Co. KG
Be Hoppy Group GmbH
Odenwälder Fleischwaren GmbH
Späth Knoll GmbH
Druckhaus Becker GmbH
BEMBEL-WITH-CARE GmbH
Rechtsanwalt Markus W. Laumann
Arnold Verkehrsabsicherungen
Ralf Althaus
RSI Blitzschutzsysteme GmbH
Fensterbau Ernst GmbH
Scharf Gebäudetechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Rossow Catering GmbH
Spedition Schampera GmbH & Co. KG
G+H Tragwerksplanung GmbH
Reiner Dächert Immobilien
Electronic SYSTEMS
HACH GmbH & Co. KG
Krombacher Brauerei
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