Preußen Münster vs. Holstein Kiel—this match will be pivotal for both teams, which are stuck in the middle of the standings. The Kiel team obviously wanted to take precautions.

Holstein Kiel and SC Preußen Münster are both languishing in the middle of the second division standings. 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.

That’s 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.

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 always wish each other luck before important matches. Now I’m afraid I’ll have to seriously question this friendship.”

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

Alexander Bernhardsson scored on a penalty kick to seal Kiel’s well-deserved victory (42′). Wolfsburg’s Jenson Seelt had previously been shown a yellow-red card (36th minute). VfL coach Paul Simonis and the increasingly controversial sporting director Peter Christiansen are now under immense 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 red card, Holstein had three good chances to take the lead through Lasse Rosenboom (3rd minute), John Tolkin (12th minute), and Adrian Kapralik (13th minute). Bernhardsson then scored on a penalty kick. VfL defender Konstantinos Koulierakis missed Wolfsburg’s best chance from four meters out (85th minute).

Now it’s off to Münster. “Kiel often adapts to its opponent, has 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