This is how women, men and old men play.
Canceled qualification tournaments and cancellations: The participants for this year Dülkener Masters were anything but easy to find. But now the starting field is set – with attractive names like this KFC orders and numerous Landes- and district leagues. A look at the favorites, groups and schedule for this weekend’s Masters for men, women and gents.
You can clearly hear the relief in his voice: “I’m satisfied with the field of participants. In the end, everything went well again,” says Andreas Debock, chief organizer of the Dülken indoor masters. Due to failed city championships and the cancellation of some actually qualified participants such as Union Nettetal or the 1 FC Viersen putting together a field of participants turned out to be extremely difficult this time. But despite all the resistance, Debock and his comrades-in-arms have the organizers Dülkener FC again get together a qualitatively well-staffed field for this year’s Masters at the weekend.
Background: Several qualifying tournaments have been canceled this year for various reasons. So in Nettetal and also in Schwalmtal no indoor champion was played. The tournaments in Kempen and Willich were also cancelled. It was therefore considered back and forth and a lot of phone calls in order to be able to muster an attractive field of participants. But the effort was worth it. Among others, KFC Uerdingen will be present as the current city champions from Krefeld: The Oberliga club and former Bundesliga club started in Krefeld with a mixed team of players from the first team and U19s and will probably start again with a mixed team despite a planned friendly game on Saturday. join team. The club’s fans have recently been known for their good mood and should liven up the Halle am Ransberg at the weekend.
In the Group B the KFC meets the two district league teams SC Waldniel and TuS Wickrath. “Our young squad is happy. KFC Uerdingen will definitely bring a few fans into the hall and create a good atmosphere, as it should be,” said Wickrath’s coach Dirk Horn in the draw on Monday evening. Fourth participant of the group is B-League BSV Leutherheidewho fought more than respectably against KFC at the indoor championship in Krefeld and only lost 0:1.
In the Group A is the Heinsberg district league team SC 09 Erkelenz set as group header. “The group is fundamentally feasible for us. We’re looking forward to the tournament and will do everything we can to get through to the second round,” said the 09 coach Christian Green. Erkelenz will open the men’s tournament on Saturday with a game against A-League CSV Marathon. In addition to organizers Dülkener FC, the futsal players from Furious Futsal from Mönchengladbach the group.
With the VfR Fischeln and SC Victoria Mennrath there are two national league teams facing each other in group C. The people of Fischeln described their performance as disappointing after losing in the quarter-finals at the Krefeld indoor city championship. On paper, progress is a must for both teams: Der SC Niederkrüchten and the SC Viersen-Rahser play a few classes lower in the district league B as other group participants. However, Viersen-Rahser made a good showing with fourth place at the indoor city championship in Viersen. “Of course it’s a hammer lot for us with two national league teams in the group. Anything is possible in the hall. Still, it’s going to be difficult for us.” Markus LercheManaging Director at SC Viersen-Rahser.
Next to the national league ASV Süchteln as the reigning city champion from Viersen, the indoor audience in Group D can expect the Heinsberg district league team SG Union Würm-Linden a freshman at the Masters. Other teams in the group are district league players SC Teutonia Kleinenbroich and B division SuS Schaag.
For the women’s Masters, coaches can Marco Ketelaer the favorite role for his FV Moenchengladbach not out of hand. “For us as the city champions of Mönchengladbach, it goes without saying that we are going into this tournament as favourites. A regional league team must imperatively assert itself in the games. We have respect for the other teams, but as the highest club in our class we are the favourites,” says Ketelaer. In addition to the host’s women’s team Dülkener FC the FV expects the district league in its group TuRa Brüggen and district league SuS Schaag as other opponents. Fight in Group B Borussia Monchengladbach II (Niederrheinliga), SC Grimlinghausen (district league), SC St. Tönis such as RW Elves (both district league) for the semi-finals.
The groups at the Masters for teams of old men are made up as follows: Borussia Oedt, TSV Kaldenkirchen, SV Lürrip and Dülkener FC play in group A. Group B includes the teams from KFC Welate Roj, ASV Süchteln, Rheydter SV and SuS Schaag.
The old men traditionally open the tournament on Friday at 7 p.m. It then continues on Saturday from 11 a.m. with the competition of the women’s masters; The group phase of the men’s Volksbank Masters starts at 3:30 p.m. The tournament continues on Sunday from 11:30 a.m. with the intermediate round.
