Die Spvgg. Sterkrade-Nord leads the table in the with a crisp white vest 2nd Bundesliga North to. The team from Oranienstrasse has nine wins in nine games. But the resulting lead in the table will be put to serious tests twice shortly before Christmas. On Saturday the northerners will be there from 5 p.m STC BW Solingen required, on Sunday the “Derby” starts at 12 p.m Gladbeck FC an.
“By now all teams should be highly motivated to beat us first and these two games will definitely not be easy,” said Nord team spokesman Marius Wefers. “But we still have the self-confidence and say that we want to get four points this weekend too.”
Sports association wants to finish the first half of the season undefeated
Even if, as always, the sports association is not in the cards for this in terms of personnel, Wefers reveals: “It looks just as good as last time, so we are confident. And if we really make it through the first half of the season undefeated on Sunday evening, then we can enjoy looking at the table at Christmas and really pat ourselves on the back.”
The Solingen team, fourth in the table, has a record of 7:2. The game balance of 33:30 compared to Sterkrader’s 52:11 still marks a clear difference. Solingen’s most diligent points collector Felix Hammeswho won three of his six top singles and also had the upper hand four times in mixed doubles with different partners. The Frenchman Jean Bongout has won all four of his appearances in second position.
Sterkrade before a groundbreaking duel against third-placed Gladbeck
However, the task in Gladbeck may be even trickier for the Sterkrader team. The third place in the table has so far only had to admit defeat to the second in the table in Wipperfeld. Xenia Kölmel won all four of her women’s singles. The versatile one Alexander Rovers won the last rally in nine of 13 games.
This double game day will also be groundbreaking for the Sterkraders to take the topic even more seriously 1. Bundesliga to employ. “There is at least a tendency in the club, but we don’t want to communicate it to the outside world yet,” said Wefers.
