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Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: JCFC
Date: December 14, 2019, 3:28 pm
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Alighting at the Onkel Toms Hütte U-Bahn station, the search for
Harriet Beecher's toe proved fruitless, VAR having ruled it
offside. On finding, not without difficulty, the right entrance
to the complex, it was a surprise to receive an iced biscuit
with the club's name. Though not quite in the same league as
Emley's mince pie and sherry, it was a nice gesture nonetheless.
Saturday 14th December 2019
Oberliga Nord-Ost Nord
FC Hertha 03 Zehlendorf 1 v 2 MSV Pampow
Johnny Schiefer (Annaberg-Buchholz); Max Bringmann, Ronny
Walter.
This match saw fourth entertaining sixth, so an even contest was
expected. Zehlendorf fired a great chance wide on 8 minutes, but
despite some good approach play, there were few clear scoring
opportunities. Herr Schiefer was not proving typical of German
referees at this level, by being willing to allow tackles and
commendably deaf to yelps of agony. A challenge by the
Zehlendorf number 9 to the back of an opponent's leg might well
have merited a yellow card, but Herr Schiefer settled for just
the free-kick. On 36 minutes a strong blast on the whistle
preceded an instant red card for the Pampow number 23, for an
offence after the ball had gone. Those of us under cover had
followed the ball and missed the offence, so credit to Herr
Schiefer for his trailing eye. The dismissed player had a long
walk round to the opposite corner, allowing time for an
intervention from the visiting bosses, with one talking his way
into a yellow card. On 40 minutes there was nearly a looped
own-goal from a Zehlendorf defender, but a colleague managed to
scoop it away just in time. Pampow were not to be denied,
though, and took the lead before the break. One would have
expected the assistants to race to their colleague's side at the
half-time whistle, but they were disappointingly leisurely in
their reaction. Herr Walter did get there before the Pampow boss
could start his extended protests, while Herr Bringmann
eventually shooed away a Pampow player. The diatribe stopped as
the officials left the field and there appeared to be a Pampow
council meeting in the corner, with a track-suited individual
(the dismissed player?) making a gesture that could have been
interpreted as an elbow.
Zehlendorf applied plenty of pressure after the restart. An
attacker went down in a coming together in the Pampow penalty
area, but there were no protests when Herr Schiefer waved play
on. For all their pressure Zehlendorf could not land the
necessary blow and on 63 minutes a rapid Pampow break was halted
by an unwise challenge by the Zehlendorf number 4 - yellow
card, penalty and 0-2.There could have been a third, a poor
clearance leaving a Pampow attacker free, but the keeper
redeemed himself with a block. On 68 minutes Zehlendorf finally
made their pressure tell, the goal being greeted with a burst of
music from the tannoy, something that had not happened at the
earlier scores. Within two minutes a pointless barge after the
ball had gone gave Zehlendorf the chance to equalise from the
spot, but the kick was blasted wide. A further great chance was
then skied way over the bar. The Zehlendorf keeper made another
crucial block with his feet,while the Pampow keeper made a
couple of very comfortable takes. Zehlendorf picked up two
yellows in quick succession in the 89th minute and even when
their keeper came up for a corner, Zehlendorf could not find an
equaliser.
The officials were well received at the end and deservedly so.
It had been a slightly odd game, with many instances of
handshakes and apologies between players. At 21, though his
swarthy complexion and beard make him appear older, Herr
Schiefer is considered a good prospect, at least in his home
area (admittedly not a hotbed of German refereeing.) Overall he
put in an impressive, confident display and was not frightened
to make strong decisions. What particularly impressed was his
awareness of potential flashpoints and ability to step in to
defuse matters in an unobtrusive way. In England his prospects
would be very good: whether his admirable departure from the
more usual German robotic style will hold him back remains to be
seen. It is to be hoped not.
And the 13.00 kick-off time allowed the journey back to be made
in daylight, though the highlight was the super Heidelberger
Platz underground station.
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Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: JCFC
Date: December 15, 2019, 1:25 pm
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A dreich morning gave way at noon to bright sunshine, making for
a pleasant short walk through the quiet Moabit neighbourhood and
a park to arrive in good time for the 13.30 kick-off of
Sunday 15th December 2019
Regionalliga Nord-Ost
Berliner Athletik Klub 07 3 v 3 FSV Union Fürstenwalde
Lars Albert (Leipzig); Johnny Schiefer, Ronny Walter..
A step up from the two previous matches, the admission was only
€8, but the attendance a rather disappointing 162 -
perhaps people are deterred by the awful club song "Run BAK,* -
it can be found via Google, but is not recommended. It is
unusual at this level to find a referee of such advanced years
(Herr Albert is 41.) He is tall and rangy and moved around
effectively with a long loping stride. The two assistants were
of course familiar from the previous day.
With 11th hosting 7th an even match was anticipated, but ideas
changed when Fürstenwalde tapped in from a corner in the first
minute and came close again in the second. BAK did get their
act together, heading against the bar on 10 minutes and
equalising after a weak clearance. The Fürstenwalde defence was
all over the place three minutes later, with the keeper
scrambling desperately as BAK hit the bar once again, but this
time the danger passed. The next quarter of an hour was less
eventful, until a rash challenge saw Herr Albert produce an
instant red card for the BAK number 6. Herr Schiefer again did
well to step in to forestall the imminent retaliation of
visiting players. Herr Albert, meanwhile, was showing yellow to
a member of the BAK staff who had stepped onto the pitch to
protest. There was a yellow for the BAK number 3 for a foul and
one for the visiting number 24 for tapping the ball away at a
throw-in. It was again disappointing after a half with a
controversial incident that the assistants did not sprint to the
referee's side as two BAK players wanted a word with him. Herr
Schiefer was busy receiving a handshake from the BAK boss.
BAK were slow to come out for the second half and even slower to
get into their stride, as Fürstenwalde were immediately able to
roll the ball under the keeper to go ahead once more. Just
before the hour Herr Albert raced as if to award BAK a penalty,
only to notice that Herr Albert's offside flag had been up for
some time. A good run saw a BAK attacker fire over the bar
before the visiting number 16 received a yellow card for a foul
firmly flagged by Herr Walter. Fürstenwalde were offering little
and it seemed obvious that any further score would come from
BAK. It was not to be as on 86 minutes the home keeper advanced
to control a nothing ball with his body, but merely presented it
to a.token attacker who gratefully rolled it into an unguarded
net. On 89 minutes BAK scored with a good shot into the top
corner and equalised rather too easily in stoppage time.
Herr Albert's was an interesting technique with lots of
finger-wagging on the hoof, but it proved effective on the
whole, with no recriminations at the end. Both assistants
switched hands naturally. It must be said, though, that Herr
Schiefer impressed rather less on the line than he had in the
middle: his offside flag needs to be firmer, while occasionally
he seemed to lose position slightly through ball-watching. He
must have something, though, as at the final whistle he received
handshakes and cuddles from all the BAK technical staff - not
since Ben Toner at Padiham has JCFC witnessed such a response to
an official.
It was disappointing that all three matches took place within an
athletics track, but good to see nine pairs of long sleeves -
three yellow, three red and three black. Tomorrow JCFC says
Goodbye to Berlin, these teams having already said Goodbye to
Football - their rext match not being until February 2nd.
#Post#: 13833--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: bmb
Date: December 15, 2019, 1:35 pm
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There is only one BAK - Budapesti Atlétikai Klub
HTML http://budapesti-atletikai-klub.hu/
;D ;D Hajrá BAK!
#Post#: 13834--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: JCFC
Date: December 15, 2019, 1:37 pm
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I hope they have a better club song!
#Post#: 13849--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: jad
Date: December 16, 2019, 8:54 am
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I haven't seen the oddly-named Tasmania Berlin mentioned
anywhere since they left the Bundesliga in 1966 after one
spectacularly inglorious season.
#Post#: 16441--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: JCFC
Date: March 6, 2020, 3:18 pm
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On this occasion I had fortunately booked flights with Eurowings
rather than flybe, so the trip to Germany is going ahead,
starting with
Friday 6th March 2020
3. Liga
MSV Duisburg 1 v 0 FC Magdeburg
Florian Badstübner (Windsbach); Julius Martenstein, Christopher
Schwarzmann.
When the appointment was published, there was a certain sense of
disappointment that the referee was one seen, albeit somewhat
distantly, earlier this season.
Despite a poor run recently, Duisburg were still top of the
table, and some of their slick football showed why, though JCFC
was still staring at a virgin page when they took the lead on 25
minutes. On 33 minutes they had a chance - the ball was slipped
under the advancing keeper, but with not enough pace to cross
the line before a defender could get back to clear. Two minutes
later the Magdeburg number 2 went down when tackled, Herr
Badstübner immediately signalling no foul. The ball went out of
play as number 2 regained his feet and the unfortunate Herr
Schwarzmann took the full force of his complaints - until Herr
Badstübner ran across to sort it out. Magdeburg threatened a
couple of times just before the break, but to no effect.
They had an even better chance on the restart, but pulled the
shot wide.Things were proving more even, but the visiting keeper
had a decent save to make on 54 minutes. A barge in the back of
a breaking player brought the game's first yellow for the home
number 10. On the hour the Magdeburg number 2 went down in a
challenge by the home number 9 on the far touchline. Herr
Badstübner, as ever, was where he needed to be and the red card
was instantly produced. He looked to be indicating the use of
the knee, but as number 2 had to depart on a stretcher, there
was probably more to it than that - and there were few
complaints from Duisburg. From that point Magdeburg were on top,
though they did pick up a deserved yellow when Duisburg's rare
attack was crudely stopped.The closing stages saw the home
keeper make a couple of showy saves, while the Magdeburg number
8 received a yellow card in added time for a foul.
At Illertissen, Herr Badstübner had been competent without
impressing unduly: in this game it was clear that he was
communicating with players - and effectively judging by the
responses - and he did have a smile on occasions, and showed why
he is on the 2. Liga list. The final seconds, though could have
been dealt with more sensibly, perhaps: at a goal kick there
were briefly two balls on the pitch, the keeper tossing back the
replacement, just as the Magdeburg number 11 raced to hoof the
other one into the stand. The final whistle was then blown - it
would have been more judicious to wait for the restart (against
all JCFC's usual rants) as number 11 was unimpressed to say the
least. That said, Herr Badstübner had been good at dealing with
time-wasting and had also made a generous allowance of added
time. Overall a very good display, though the last second
possibly cost him marks.
#Post#: 16458--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: JCFC
Date: March 7, 2020, 1:23 pm
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The planned match for Saturday had been SV Lippstadt against
Sportfreunde Lotte, but though both teams resolutely showed the
match as going ahead, the DFB was so convinced that it would
not, that it did not bother to appoint officials -and they were
proved correct. Plan B therefore came into operation, an early
breakfast meaning a timely arrival at
Saturday7th March 2020
A-Junioren Bundesliga West
Fortuna Düsseldorf 0 v 5 Bayer Leverkusen
Felix Weller (Neunkirchen); David Wagener, Fabian Spitzer.
Again a familiar referee was in charge, but this time through
JCFC's deliberate choice. Herr Weller did not disappoint: fluid
movement, with a nice reverse gear, sound triage with good use
of advantage and well-modulated whistle made for a very good
showing in what was admittedly not a difficult match.
Unfortunately the distance was too great to establish whether he
has yet learned to use his smile.
The two teams were level on points, Leverkusen inching into
fourth place by virtue of a one better goal difference. On 3
minutes a Leverkusen lattacker worked a great opening for a left
foot shot, but seemed to have missed the boat when he cut back
inside - that is until his right foot shot hit the back of the
net. A good Fortuna cross was headed wide on 12 minutes, but on
29 minutes they gave the ball away in midfield and the visitors
took advantage to double their lead. The home side did create
chances, but their finishing was tame. When the Leverkusen
keeper flapped at a corner and missed, a defender was there to
clear off the line. Their best chance of all came on 35 minutes,
SRA1 flagging confidently for a penalty for a clear foul, ,but
the shot hit the post and the rebound was cleared. The taker's
misery grew when he was correctly cautioned for a badly
mistimed challenge.
Any thoughts of a Düsseldorf second-half comeback lasted just a
minute, before Leverkusen scored their third, adding a fourth on
54 minutes. At substitutions the home players were very
disciplined in leaving the pitch by the shortest route.. There
was a caution for a home defender after an advantage and a fifth
goal for Leverkusen as the pass and run timings were just enough
to beat the offside. SRA1 made an excellent lofted kick of the
replacement ball from ground to far corner and earned a round of
applause from the surprisingly large crowd of 212.. The Live
Ticker did not record a six-goal Fortuna turnaround, nor any
further disciplinary sanctions, JCFC having left five minutes
early to avoid being ten minutes late at ...
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Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: JCFC
Date: March 8, 2020, 3:42 am
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...
Saturday 7th March 2020
Regionalliga West
Wuppertaler SV 2 v 0 TuS Haltern am See
Martin Tietze (Bonn); Mario Heller, Peter Bonczek.
Play got under way promptly and was equally promptly halted. The
Wuppertal Ultras had unfurled three long banners with unsuitable
slogans. Herr Tietze sought out the home captain who in turn
sought out the announcer, who said that the banners should be
removed to allow the match to proceed. Play restarted, the
banners were removed, replaced briefly by one stating what the
DFB could do to itself. Wuppertal had a powerful shot, but over
the bar; Haltern beat the keeper with a shot on the turn, but
hit the post and blasted the rebound straight at the keeper.The
home number 27 was warned for a strong clatter from behind;
Haltern netted in the subsequent play, but were rightly denied
by the offside flag.A good cross beyond the far post, a header
back and a firm nod home gave Wuppertal the lead on 28 minutes.
Two home players received yellow cards, one for a push, one for
a trip. A Haltern shot skimmed the bar and then it was
Wuppertal's turn to have an effort ruled out for offside.
A rugby tackle by a defender just outside the Haltern penalty
area drew a free-kick, but not the yellow card that it demanded.
The yel!ow did appear shortly afterwards for a trip by the home
number 24. On 55 minutes the Haltern defenders were drawn
horribly out of position and Wuppertal added their second. There
were some decent saves by the Haltern goalie - one a double
effort - another yellow for a Wuppertal defender, but no further
scores.
When Herr Heller had been seen refereeing two years ago, he
looked 40, though only 28. This time the view was more distant
and the now 30 year old could well have passed for 55. He had
been a competent referee in the game at Ahlen and proved a
competent assistant here, with 9/10 for hand switching. Not so
Herr Bonczek, whose 1/10 was earned solely because he did not
actually drop his flag. He seemed amiable in his chats with ball
boys and occasionally with nearby players and flagged willingly
for offences in his vicinity. Facially he did not appear old,
but he lacked the urgency to put himself in the best position to
judge offside - or maybe his running was restricted by a painful
case of nappy rash. Referee Tietze seemed accurate in his
assessment of fouls, and played some good advantages, but seemed
rather hit or miss with his use of cards. From a distance he
looked to have a certain jolliness potential, though it may have
been a trick of the light. He whistled overlong in German style
- not something apparent in the two preceding games. At 29, his
prospects of further upward moves are not great and JCFC was
ultimately slightly underwhelmed, particularly as he was the
only one of the nine officials to date to lower the tone by
wearing short sleeves.
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Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: JCFC
Date: March 8, 2020, 2:36 pm
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The weekend finished with a sortie close to the Dutch border
(another area known to Quo Cob, perhaps, given his Gladbach
allegiance) and despite an hour's delay when a connection was
cancelled, I arrived at Breyell in plenty of time for
Sunday 8th March 2020
Oberliga Niederrhein
SV Union Nettetal 0 v 0 1.FC Kleve
Daniel Hachtkemper (Bocholt); Dr Thomas Dickmann, Michael
Burian.
It is hard for an old codger like JCFC to take seriously an
official with a man bun and sure enough the idea of switching
his flag proved totally beyond SRA2, who admittedly was
otherwise competent. As was to be expected of someone with a
doctorate, this was no problem to SRA1. At first sight it seemed
that he might match the first syllable of his surname (in the
German rather than the English sense) but that was perhaps a
shade harsh. His poor attempt at a beard, however, did him no
favours. Herr Hachtkemper was fair-haired, and had he had the
good sense to wear long sleeves for added gravitas, he might
have cut quite a dash.
The morning had been sunny, but by the time the ground was
reached, drizzle had arrived, making the afternoon grey and
dismal - and to be honest the game rather fell into the same
category. Herr Hachtkemper was energetic in his movement, but
had relatively little to do in the first half. It took him a
little too long to spot, or be informed, that two players were
down in the goal area on 26 minutes. A Nettetal player was
dispossessed on 38 minutes with a challenge that was part jump
and part slide, the weighting in favour of the latter. Herr
Hachtkemper saw nothing wrong: not so the Nettetal bench, who
were briefly up in arms.
On 49 minutes a substantial clatter in the back of a Union
player did not receive the caution it probably deserved. The
free-kick, though, was excellent and was kept out only by a
combination of keeper, crossbar and defender. Otherwise Kleve
were on top, but could not take their chances. The final quarter
brought one caution for each side, but the final whistle was a
relief. Herr Hachtkemper had been competent, without really
hitting the heights. Good, but not special.
An earlier second team match meant that this game had been
scheduled for 15.15, meaning that there would be a wait of 50
minutes on a bare station platform. Overall the best feature of
the afternoon had been the coffee and cake in the clubhouse
before kick-off.
Next weekend Caledonia calls again!
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Re: The Wurst is yet to come : generally jaundiced jottings from
German jaunts.
DIR By: Microscopist
Date: March 9, 2020, 4:13 am
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--- Quote ---
> Next weekend Caledonia calls again!
--- End Quote ---
Taking any excuse to move off topic ... I attended a farmer
friend's funeral on Friday. Our minister excels at funerals and
this was a very uplifting funeral as he told stories my friend's
long and interesting life. He was a long suffering Ayr United
supporter and generous too, the minister believed that he had
"put his hand in his pocket when Ayr needed new floodlights".
However, I think that it was probably apocryphal that he offered
to rebuild Somerset Park ... "with the seats facing outwards
rather than inwards".
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