VBL Club Championship: Unstoppable Colony

A double day full of derbies and emotions in the VBL Club Championship is behind us. However, only Eintracht Frankfurt could be celebrated as the winners of the derby, which also brought them into the larger group of the South-East Division. In the northwest, Hamburger SV lost their league lead. Our panorama:

Northwest Division

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With ten points out of a possible twelve, Hamburger SV got off to a flying start. However, on matchday three of doubles, Steffen “Funino” Pöppe’s team suffered a setback in the form of two defeats, which should cost the “Red Pants” the top spot. In addition to FC Hansa Rostock, which was able to overcome HSV in a direct duel (1:1, 6:0, 4:2), two other teams, Eintracht Braunschweig and 1. FC Köln, went through. The cheer in the cathedral city was huge as the Cologne duo Tim “TheStrxngeR” Katnawatos and Denis “Denis” Müller climbed into first place with four and five wins of the season.

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The frenzy that Levy Finn “levyfinn” Rieck got himself into on Tuesday reminded many viewers of the Rostocker’s brilliant first season. Last year’s “Newcomer of the Season” harmonized in doubles with his teammate Henning “FCH_Henning” Wilmbusse (5:0 win against Timo “TimoX” Siep and Justin “milkalove” Springer from VfL Bochum 1848) and he was able to convince even in single. Daniel “HSV_Daniel7” Dwelk (Hamburger SV) also didn’t find an answer to “levyfinn’s” quick combinations and various “skill moves” and lost 0:6.

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Breathe a sigh of relief for the “colts”: after two draws and two defeats, Borussia Mönchengladbach recorded the top three on matchday five. When the duel with Hamburger SV went into the decisive third individual game after two goalless draws, the youngster Lukas “bmg_LxKi” Lange prevailed: 2:1 against “Funino”. VfL Bochum achieved a similar release in 1848 in the “Featured Match” against SC Paderborn 07. “TimoX” and Co. defeated East Westphalia in three individual games (3:1, 1:2, 2:0) and handed over the “Red Lantern”. ” in Holstein Kiel.

goal of the day

As part of the revised free kick system in FIFA 23, directly converted free kicks were a rarity in the early days of the match. Berkay “BerkayLion” Demirci from FC St. Pauli has now become the new standard specialist. Fun fact: the 17-year-old surprised his opponent Melih Eren “ErenPyrz030” Poyraz (Hertha BSC) with a wide instep shot into the goalkeeper’s corner to make it 1-0.

South-West Division

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SV Sandhausen and 1. FSV Mainz 05 ahead of RB Leipzig: Last week’s surprise duo remained at the top of the table in the southeast division for another week. Hardtwald’s eSportsmen now have 14 points out of a possible 18. After the defeat against TSG Hoffenheim (1: 4, 3: 2, 0: 3) and the victory against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, defeated after two individual games, defending champions Leipzig experienced a day of mixed doubles and is two points behind Sandhausen. What the ‘Red Bulls’ failed to do was achieved by both Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Augsburg, each with two wins on the day.

Tagus show

In the second “Featured Conference” of the VBL show on Wednesday, casting duo Flo Hauser and Erhan “Dr. Erhano” Kayman broke a sweat. Reason: 14 goals and two of the South East Division’s most spectacular players in action at the same time. After just 22 minutes of play, Karlsruher SC’s Lukas “Sakul” Vonderheide had taken a 3-0 lead against VfB Stuttgart’s Burak “burak__may” May. In the end it was a straight 5-0 for the KSC player, while in the parallel match between Eintracht Frankfurt and 1. FSV Mainz 05 Frankfurt Antonio “AntonioRadelja” Radelja gave a taste of his offensive qualities. A 6:3 victory over Ditmir “Ditmir_4897” Alimi made the victory in the Rhein-Main duel perfect after two individual games.

surprise of the day

From the bottom of the table to ninth place: Lukas “Lukas_1004” Seiler and Fabrice “whiteezz05” Weiß from TSG Hoffenheim seem to have finally broken the knot. The TSG duo gained momentum from the victory over RB Leipzig in the duel against Sandhausen. The Kraichgauers (3:1, 1:1, 2:3) were able to snatch a point from the southeast division leader.

goal of the day

In the VBL premiere of the Baden-Württemberg derby, VfB Stuttgart and Karlsruher SC (1:1, 0:5, 4:3) set the emotional bar for all future derbies. Show host Niklas “NiklasNeo” Nörenberg even talked about the “craziest match of the season” when Stuttgart’s Deniel “Denii10” Mutic in the 90th minute of the match with a score of 2: 3 against Khalid “Khalid” Gürel with a shot lateral after a corner kick started the comeback and also scored the 4:3 winning goal in injury time.

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