Union Lüdinghausen is challenged twice over the weekend. On Saturday, 5 p.m., bottom team SG Schorndorf will be looking past Konrad-Adenauer-Straße, tomorrow, 2 p.m., SV Fun-Ball Dortelweil will be at the same location. If you want to experience badminton at the top international level, but only have time on one of the two days, you might want to opt for the duel with the champions, who – even more than in the previous season – seem to be the measure of all things. With German number one Matthias Kicklitz, world number 12 Beiwen Zhang (USA) and Debora Jille (mixed partner of Unionist Ties van der Lecq), the Hessians have hit the transfer market quite a bit (also new: top talent Simon Krax, his mother Tatjana Geibig-Krax is a native broadcaster and worked for Union in the 1990s, when she was still in league two opened).
Focus on Schorndorf
08 boss Michael Schnaase is inevitably in the hall on both days, but thinks today’s match against Schondorf is essentially the more important one: “Even with the best line-up, it would be difficult for us to get anything against Dortelweil.” That would make it all the better Looking at the playoffs a win the day before against Schorndorf. Only: today of all days the Dutch professional league is being played, so some of the Oranje aces, especially the men, are unlikely to be available. Schnaase hopes that at least Aram Mahmoud will be there on both days. And that Ade Resky Diwcahyo (in Azerbaijan for the week due to passport matters) will be back in time. Things look better for the women. Even the use of exceptional player Selena Piek cannot be ruled out.
There are no reinforcements from the reserves, as they need every point for sporting survival in league two. Today, at 2 p.m., the newcomer visits VfB GW Mülheim, on Sunday, at 12 p.m., he goes to Gladbecker FC.
