We’re thinking of you, Johnny! | „I feel that everything is coming back“

You have to fight! A sentence coined by Jonathan Heimes. But this is more than just a sentence. It’s a way of life. A motto that is firmly anchored in the DNA of SV Darmstadt 98 and will remain there forever. Just like Johnny. “Without Johnny we wouldn’t be here at all,” said the then Lilien captain Aytac Sulu, once summing up the very special relationship between Jonathan Heimes and SV 98. On Wednesday (February 19th), the Lily fan, who suffered from cancer and later passed away, would have celebrated his 35th birthday. We think of you. You are missing here at the Böllenfalltor.

Jean-Paul Boëtius has arrived at SV Darmstadt 98. Because of his relaxed nature and cheerful charisma, it is not difficult for him to get involved in a new team. The language is also not an obstacle for the winter newcomer to meet new people. “I speak different languages. “I speak to Killian Corredor in French and I can also speak German and English,” he said in a media round on Wednesday (February 19). “Djanga” – his nickname – also wants to help the team on the pitch. The 30-year-old is not yet at 100 percent, but “I feel that everything is slowly coming back. The liveliness, for example, was unfortunately not quite there recently.” In the coming games – after he has served his suspension from the duel with Braunschweig – Boëtius wants to put points back on the board with the team. For him, team cohesion is essential. “We go into every game wanting to get three points. Unfortunately, we haven’t managed to do that since the winter break. But we look at the scenes every day and pay attention to what we can improve,” said number ten of the Lilies.

Third game and still undefeated! Things are going well for the U19s of SV Darmstadt 98 in League B / Group E so far. The South Hesse team played 1-1 at SV Sandhausen last Saturday (February 15th/1pm) and secured their fifth point in the third game. The Darmstadt team is currently in second place in the table in their group. Only SC Freiburg has so far been able to score more points (6).

On Saturday (February 15th/2pm) the U17s of SV Darmstadt 98 played their first main round league game in the DFB youth league. The Junglilien were defeated 0-2 away at SC Freiburg. There was also a test match against TuS Koblenz during the week (February 18th/7.30pm), in which the two teams drew 1-1. The U17s continue on Saturday (February 22/11am) with their first home game in the main round against SV Sandhausen.

District league B against district league C. And the result? 13:4. However, not for the B league team TSV Bullau, but for the fan team of SV Darmstadt 98 from the C class. In an extremely high-scoring game, the “zwote Zwote” went into the half-time break with a score of 6-1. In the second half, the Lilies added seven more goals. The fan team now has two more friendly games against SV St. Stephan Griesheim II (22.02/3pm) and TGB Darmstadt (01.03/1pm) before the round starts again on Sunday (09.03/3pm) with an away game at TuS Griesheim.

You can find an overview of all upcoming games for the Lilien fan team here:

After two defeats in a row, a success was supposed to be achieved last Thursday evening (February 13th). However, the eLilien also lost on matchday 13 – against SC Freiburg, who thus overtook the Darmstadt team in the table of the South-East Division of the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL). After a clear 1:7 defeat in doubles, Nassim and Doki left the chance of victory alive in their singles games, but in the end they both only played a draw, which is why the Breisgauers left the match day as overall winners. Now there was supposed to be a win against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on Wednesday (February 19/5:30pm), but the game was cancelled due to illness on the Fürth side.

19 games for SV Darmstadt 98. One goal. Five assists. And a year older since Tuesday (February 18th): We would like to wish Luca Marseiler all the best for his 28th birthday and good luck and health for the rest of the season!

In memory of those who died in the racist attack on February 19, 2020 in Hanau.