Test game drama: Steinbach Haiger defeats Kickers Offenbach 1-0!

Test game drama: Steinbach Haiger defeats Kickers Offenbach 1-0!

Kickers Offenbach (OFC) is intensively preparing for the upcoming test game against TSV Steinbach Haiger, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the sports center on the Wiener Ring. The team pursues the goal of presenting themselves on natural grass, but due to the current weather conditions, the recently had to be trained in a soccer hall. A small tournament was held in two fields in this hall, in which the U19 keeper Nikolas Tatomirovic, who was successful with his team, also took part.

An important personnel is 33-year-old Manfred Starke, who is currently training as a club-free midfielder at the OFC and is observed up to and including Saturday. Strong should also be used in the test game to demonstrate its suitability. In addition, managing director Christian Hock reports that central defender Maximilian Rossmann is making progress after his Achilles tendon tear, but has not yet been used at the indoor tournament.

exciting duel in the regional league

The meeting between Kickers Offenbach and TSV Steinbach Haiger is eagerly awaited by both teams. Obviously, the last home game of Steinbach Haiger for the OFC was an opportunity to catch up in the title race. The TSV had previously recorded two defeats in a row, while Offenbach was able to win two victories after the DFB Cup. In the game that took place in the Sibre Sportzentrum Haarwasen, 2,687 spectators were present.

In the first 45 minutes the game was highly contested; The first top-class player went to Steinbach in the 15th minute when a header was parried by Firat by OFC keeper Brinkies. Offenbach also showed promising approaches, but could not develop the necessary punch. Shortly before half -time Mustafa had the chance, but the header only went to the inner post, so it went into the cabins with a 0-0.

Developments in the second section

The second section turned out to be equally balanced. Brinkies recorded an outstanding shine against Firat in the 70th minute, before Steinbach Haiger took the lead in the 79th minute through stone soda. Offenbach still had chances in the last few minutes, such as through Mensah in the 85th minute, but the team could no longer achieve the equalization. The test game is an important opportunity for Offenbach to take advantage of the momentum of the last victories and prepare for the upcoming challenges in the regional league.

The current table in the Südwest Regionalliga shows that Steinbach Haiger now has eight points behind the leader FSV Frankfurt and that the OFC did not know how to take advantage of these mistakes. The pressure is increasing and it remains to be seen how the teams will deal with the test game.

Further information about the Regionalliga Südwest and statistics are available on the website of Kicker