Preußen Münster vs. Holstein Kiel – this match will be pivotal for both teams, currently stuck in the middle of the table. The Kiel side clearly wanted to take precautions.

Holstein Kiel and SC Preußen Münster are both languishing in the middle of the second division table. On Friday, October 31, at 6:30 p.m., the two teams will face off in Westphalia. According to “Bild,” a Kiel representative was already there beforehand.

Because during Münster’s final training session on Thursday morning, October 30, it wasn’t just SCP fans in attendance. One spectator was diligently taking notes and repeatedly snapping photos with his cell phone.

This caught people’s attention, so a Preußen staff member approached him. Eventually, the man admitted he was there on behalf of the Kiel club. “We quickly got the feeling that he wasn’t just a regular fan,” “Bild” quotes Preußen coach Alexander Ende as saying.

And he continued: “I’ve been friends with Holstein coach Marcel Rapp for so long. We used to play together for Pfullendorf in the Southern Regional League, we talk on the phone a lot, and we always wish each other luck before important matches. Now I’m afraid I have to seriously question this friendship.”

The Kiel team is coming to Münster with momentum. In the DFB Cup, the Storks pulled off a major upset: Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg suffered a major embarrassment in the second round of the DFB Cup. In their own stadium, the struggling VW club lost 0-1 (0-1) to second-division side Holstein Kiel.

Alexander Bernhardsson scored from a penalty kick to seal Kiel’s well-deserved victory (42′). Wolfsburg’s Jenson Seelt had previously been shown a yellow-red card (36th min.). VfL coach Paul Simonis and the increasingly controversial sporting director Peter Christiansen are now under massive pressure.

In front of just 10,793 spectators, the team relegated from the top flight was the better side from the start. Even before the sending-off, Holstein had three good chances to take the lead through Lasse Rosenboom (3′), John Tolkin (12′), and Adrian Kapralik (13′). Bernhardsson then scored from the penalty spot. VfL defender Konstantinos Koulierakis missed Wolfsburg’s best chance from four meters out (85′).

Now it’s off to Münster. “Kiel often adapts to the opponent, possesses a certain versatility, and is definitely the strongest team in the league physically, with many athletic, robust, and fast players,” said SCP coach Ende. with dpa