Historic Defeat for Voerde
The Judo-Team Holten III handed the previously undefeated Judoteam Voerde its first loss of the season with a 6-4 victory, ssb-oberhausen.de reported.
That away win shifts the team into a strong position for the Bezirksliga final. The match took place against the league leaders, who entered the contest carrying a reputation for physical presence and ground combat experience.
Early Dominance by Holtener Youths
Holten countered those threats with a clear match plan to seek decisions in the standing position. Jens Impelmann opened the scoring at under 66 kilograms with a quick ippon.
Linus Gertzen at under 81 kilograms and Artem Lemeshko at over 90 kilograms followed with rapid ippon victories of their own in under a minute. René Rockenfeller added a patient yuko-secured win to build a 4-1 halftime lead for the visitors.
Voerde Secures 6-4 Victory Through Second Half Wins
The home side responded in the second half by narrowing the margin to 4-3 through quick victories. Marcel Rosenberger absorbed his second defeat of the day after falling into a juji-gatame ground hold following an early waza-ari lead.
Rockenfeller restored breathing room by winning his second bout of the afternoon. Leonard Wendelborn, who entered the lineup for the second half, secured the decisive point to seal the 6-4 final score.
Chasing the Bezirksliga Title
Holten sits third in the formal standings due to a differing number of matches played, but stands level on points with Voerde and Viktoria Mülheim. The club originally designed the roster for youth fighters in the U18 and U21 divisions to gain senior experience.
The idea was actually that our predominantly young fighters of the U18 and U21 could gain as much competition experience as possible so that they could strengthen the Oberliga team from a perspective,
the coaching team consisting of Robin Sagstetter-Ellerbrock and Cedric Siebert said, according to ssb-oberhausen.de. If an promotion comes out of it at the end, we’ll gladly take it with us.
The Final Showdown in Sterkrade
Holten hosts the Bezirksliga final stage on November 28 at the Günther-Stolz-Halle at the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium in Sterkrade. The squad faces SFD 75 Düsseldorf and DJK Essen-Frintrop II with a league title on the line.
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