Kickers Offenbach II before a decisive duel against Germania Ober-Roden!

Kickers Offenbach II trifft auf Germania Ober-Roden im Abstiegskampf der Fußball-Verbandsliga Süd am 1. Mai 2025.
Kickers Offenbach II meets Germania Ober-Roden in the relegation battle of the Football Association League South on May 1, 2025. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Kickers Offenbach II before a decisive duel against Germania Ober-Roden!

In the football association league Süd, the signs are on tension, especially for the teams Germania Ober-Roden and Kickers Offenbach II. Both teams meet on May 1st. Both clubs each caught up with 40 points before the encounter, with a record of 12 wins, 4 draws and 13 defeats. In view of the threat of a relegation from the league, this matchday is of enormous importance for both teams. Germania Ober-Roden is currently in 12th place and is only three points ahead of the relegation place. In the event of a loss, the situation for the Ober-Rodener could be decisive.

coach Fabian Bäcker is satisfied with the 40 points before the end of the season. The team is also in the district cup final against SV Münster, but had a look in the Hessen Cup round of dentel against Steinbach Haiger. In the last game, Germania set a clear 0: 4 defeat against Groß-Gerau. There are some changes at the staff level: Captain Christophori-Como ends his career, while goalkeeper Weinreich and Sumanov also stop. You can support support from newcomers such as Filip Rubic from SpVgg. 03 Neu-Isenburg and Benedikt Krall from SV Münster. In addition, Luciano Pepe from Eintracht Wald-Michelbach changed in the winter break, but has not yet been used.

A look at the Kickers

The Kickers Offenbach II are also under pressure. Coach Steven Kessler praised his team's performance after a 2-2 draw against Griesheim after returning 0: 2. The relegation has not yet been secured for the Offenbacher, but a home win against Germania could offer good chances to keep the league. At the end of the season, Kessler is handed over the coaching position to Dogan Köksal and plans to acquire the A+license. It remains to be seen how the changes affect the team.

In addition to the exciting encounters on Sunday in the association league, there are several other games that could affect the course of the table:

  • 3:00 p.m.: Pars Neu-Isenburg-DJK SF Bad Homburg
  • 3:00 p.m.: SKV Beienheim-Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
  • 3:00 p.m.: Sportfr. Seligenstadt - Viktoria Griesheim
  • 3:00 p.m.: RW Darmstadt - FCA Darmstadt
  • 3:30 p.m.: SG Bornheim/GW - SC Dortelweil
  • 3:30 p.m.: VfR Groß-Gerau-SpVgg. 03 Neu-Isenburg
  • 4:00 p.m.: Kickers Offenbach II-Germania Ober-Roden
  • 5:30 p.m.: SV Hummetroth - 1. FC 06 Erlensee

In another encounter, FV Bad Vilbel competed in the first game after the change to coach Roland Stipp against VfB Ginsheim. The club secured a 3-1 win and thus 15 points ahead of the co-tilters from the Hessenliga. Jan Werner, chairman of the game committee, expressed his satisfaction about the success and emphasized the goal of keeping the league on its own.

With the current season on the home stretch, it becomes clear how hard the relegation battle is in the South Verbandsliga. Teams like Germania Ober-Roden and Kickers Offenbach II have to give everything to avoid the bitter walk into the lower league. op-online.de href = "https://insideamateursurfussball-ffm.de/?p=6594"> Inideamateurfussball-ffm.de report on the close conditions in the league, while hlsports.de focus on the challenges of the teams concerned.

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