SV Victoria RW Waldenrath-Straeten – SV Menden (Sunday 3 p.m., Waldenrath): After a good start to the season in Jüngersdorf, the Viktoria coaching team Maik Honold/Olaf Roggen are very confident heading into their first home game. The staffing level in Jüngersdorf was already tight, but this time it will be even tighter. Jana Roggen is not available, Justine Siebert is on vacation, and Kristina Wolters is still missing after a torn muscle fibre. Susanne Franken is out for a long time with a ruptured cruciate ligament. Sarah Stassen was injured in training and her availability is doubtful.
Maik Honold is hoping for the missing Miri Senft, Julia van der Zander and Sophie Domsel at first. The loss of strikers Rogen and Sievert is heartbreaking, but the coaching team sees the team as strong enough to overcome the Menden difficulties. The home games against Menden have always been very successful with a high scoring rate (4:1, 6:1, 4:0). In Menden, they only managed one goal in a 3:3 draw. “The team is in a good mood. We could see this during training on Wednesday, despite the tight ceiling,” says Maik Honold. The coach is confident in the team and trusts in them. Right now, you can feel that the team is continuing to grow together. They have a contingency plan in mind. Sabrina Theihsen returns to goal, while the confident and fast Anne Piosik moves into the middle of the attack. She has already impressively proven that she can do this.
Waldenrath-Straeten confidence, Uevekoven severe disability
Sportfreunde Uevekoven – Sportfreunde Ippendorf (Sunday, 1pm): The second match day will be played in the basement. Uevekoven lost 0:7 in the first round and Ippendorf lost 0:3. Sportfreunde coach Andreas Vecchio probably had the most important message: “We will be full again on Sunday.” Because you can’t compensate for the loss of several players. The whole team has to recover the points lost on the first match day. The coaches and players wanted to work specifically on their first home win in this week’s training session. But patience is needed. Ippendorf conceded three goals in the last 25 minutes.
