Germania Hilfarth remains city champion: dramatic final in Ratheim!

Germania Hilfarth remains city champion: dramatic final in Ratheim!

On the first weekend of the new year, the indoor soccer city championships of the Hückelhoven senior teams took place in the Dreifach sports hall in Ratheim. The tournament was organized by FC Germania Rurich after the city sports association Hückelhoven transferred the organization to the association. A total of twelve teams from the urban area fought for the title in two six groups in the "Every against everyone" mode.

in preliminary round group A Ay Yildizspor and Germania Rurich prevailed. The C-League teams Doveren and Baufenberg also qualified for the final round. Group B saw an exciting duel between Germania Hilfarth and SV Brachelen, which ended, with Hilfarth kept the upper hand thanks to the better goal difference. Roland Millich and Viktoria Kleingladbach also secured the tickets for the final round.

final round and title defense

The best eight teams competed in two groups of four in the final round. In the semifinals, Germania Hilfarth won a clear victory against Ay Yildizspor 5-2, while SV Brachelen prevailed 2-1 against Rurich. Germania Hilfarth and SV Brachelen met in the decisive final. Brachelen initially took the lead 3-1, but Hilfarth was able to compensate for shortly before the end.

The spectacular finale ended 3: 3 after regular playing time, so the nine-meter shooting had to make the decision. Here Germania Hilfarth was able to defend the title after a gripping duel and keep the upper hand in the 16th penalty. This means that Hilfarth remains the city champion in indoor football this season.

City Championship of the reserve teams

The return of the city championship of the reserve teams, which was resolved after almost 30 years of interruption, was particularly gratifying. Here the teams of Germania Hilfarth, Ay Yildizspor, Germania Rurich and SV Roland Millich prevailed in the preliminary round. In the final, SV Roland Millich celebrated a clear victory against FC Germania Rurich, who scored the decisive goal shortly before the end.

A total of 150 goals were scored in the 30 preliminary round games, followed by 12 intermediate round games that resulted in 66 goals. Despite the positive atmosphere, however, there were also dark sides, such as the injury to Thomas Lambertz von Rurich, who was injured and could not continue to play.

The organization of the tournament by FC Germania Rurich received a consistently positive feedback, while the tournament management in the stands carefully followed the games. The city championships not only offered exciting football, but also a social event that brought together the local community.

Overall, it can be seen that the city championships in Hückelhoven were a full success in both sporty and social terms. Germania Hilfarth was able to defend the title again and the reserve team of SV Roland Millich convinced with their success in the second row.

For more information and details on the tournament, we refer to the reporting of Aachener Zeitung and fupa.net .