++U11: Full Speed Ahead into the Performance League – U10: Hope Lives On++
Strong performance at year-end – U11 dominates again
U11 vs FC Plaidt 14:0 (4:0)
With an impressive ninth victory in the tenth and final game of the district league season, the ABC's U11 team bid farewell to competitive play for the year on Friday evening. Similar to their dominant performance in the first leg, which the youth team won 15-1, the team coached by head coach André Wenigmann also prevailed against the last-place team FC Plaidt. In the end, a commanding 14-0 (4-0) victory was recorded. The team really picked up the pace in the second half, significantly increasing their tempo and creating scoring chances almost every minute. Yorik Welsch emerged as the top scorer of the match with five goals. With a record of 27 points and an impressive goal difference of 86:25, the U11 team concludes a strong first half of the season, which will continue in the spring with participation in the performance league.
Hope lives on – U10 keeps chance for performance league alive
U10 vs. JSG Remagen II 8:2 (3:2)
The U10 team of ABC, the younger contingent of the E-Juniors, is keeping their hopes of promotion to the Leistungsklasse (performance league) alive. In the second-to-last match of the Kreisklasse (district league) on Friday, the team coached by Sarah and Dennis Preußner defeated the previously winless JSG Remagen II with a score of 8:2 (3:2). However, the favored home team struggled in the first half. The visitors equalized a 0:2 deficit and kept the game close, before the Kreisstadt team went into halftime with a narrow 3:2 lead. Only at the beginning of the second half did ABC live up to their favorite status. With a focused performance and five more goals, the hosts left no doubt about their deserved victory. Eris Zogaj was the outstanding player with five goals, Felix Doktor contributed two goals, and Younes El-Bayyari scored once. Thanks to the expected three points, the U10 team maintains a theoretical chance of advancing to the Leistungsklasse as the second-placed team. The final match of the season pits them against JSG Volkesfeld in a direct showdown – a true final for qualification.