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Author Topic: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from German jaunts.  (Read 5481 times)

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A weekend of football in Frankfurt should probably involve an Eintracht match, so avoiding the obvious JCFC caught a train to

Saturday 18th May 2019
Regionalliga Süd-West
TSV Eintracht 1920 Stadtallendorf   4   v   1   TSG 1899 Hoffenheim ll
Timo Lämmle (Waiblingen); Philipp Schlegel, Michael Hieber

With the home side already doomed to relegation and the visitors comfortably mid-table, it seemed unlikely that  one of the brightest prospects would have been appointed and so, it is to be hoped, it turned out. The referee warmed up initially by jogging from corner flag to corner flag, the assistants along the same touchline from penalty area to penalty area. The two of them soon gave up, Herr Schlegel doing some stretching while Herr Hieber put in some intensive practice at standing still. As things turned out, he would have been better employed practising moving his flag from hand to hand - the excellent Herr Schlegel could have shown him how. Herr Lämmle returned to continue with a series of contortions that even Scott Lambie could not match.

Herr Lämmle fell at the first hurdle, as the teams were not led onto the pitch until four minutes after the scheduled kick-off. Then the blame switched to the home club, with a series of eulogies and presentations to departing players. At least we did not have to contend, as once at Hamm, with a woman who insisted on kissing them all. The start was eventually nine and a half minutes late.

Stadtallendorf surprisingly went ahead after just four minutes. There were some untidy challenges and a spot of minor silliness between the home number 5 and the away 20. Some minutes later the referee had a word with number 5, this time in conjunction with the Hoffenheim number 24. On the half hour the visiting number 26 hauled his opponent to the ground, the free-kick being awarded, but not the merited warning or even caution. Five minutes later Stadtallendorf  beat the offside line, but the attack broke down, play switching to the opposite end where Hoffenheim equalised. Rather than celebrate, their coach made his displeasure at the lack of the offside decision known to Herr Schlegel. A body check on 38 minutes finally gained the.Hoffenheim number 26 his yellow card. Herr Lämmle proved to have the quickest of quick draws and the card was out in a flash two minutes later for an over-strong tackle by the home number 9, but it could not be shown until a good half minute later, the angry offender having gone on a curving walkabout with his back to the referee,while two colleagues protested on his behalf.Eventually he was recalled from 30 yards away, still protesting as the card was finally raised. Two minutes later the home 23 was rightly penalised for holding, but screamed his dissent and received a yellow card, while before play restarted Herr Lämmle raced 40 yards across the field, card still in hand, to let the home number 30 have a look at it. At the half-time whistle Herr Lämmle was approached by a couple of irate home players, and did not receive the usual support from his assistants. Herr Schlegel was detained by an apology and handshake from the Hoffenheim coach, while the much closer Herr Hieber apparently could not be bothered.

As they emerged for the second half, it was the turn of a home coach to have a long chat with Herr Schlegel, with a demonstration of some climbing offence. Herr Schlegel, though, seemed throughout to have a very good manner and this conversation was a civilised affair, ending with smiles and pats.

The home keeper was soon stranded but a defender almost on the line got a foot to it and it looped over the bar. The home number 14 made his presence felt with a late challenge on the goalie.The visiting number 18 saw yellow on the hour,, less for his foul than for blocking the free-kick. The home side again took the lead soon afterwards. There was a yellow for the visiting number 23 for a tackle from behind, but a similar offence by the home number 14 two minutes later brought just a free-kick.Stadtallendorf then had two men clear on goal, only to pass to a backtracking defender, but their third goal soon followed. The home number 14 finally received his yellow card, for something away from the play. Stadtallendorf added their fourth in a further rapid switch from defence to attack, before the game fizzled out.

Herr Lämmle did not do too badly on the whole, with decent movement, but did not appear entirely consistent, with a slight loss of authority among the players. His was very much a German style, so he may go on to do well, but would not be a JCFC tip for the top. In English terms a fairly good Level 4, possibly even an average Level 3 performance.

« Last Edit: Sun 19 May 2019 06:22 by JCFC »