Steinmühle Girls’ Soccer Team (Age Group III) at the District Finals of “Youth Trains for the Olympics”

For the first time, a girls’ team from Steinmühle competed in the district soccer tournament, and it was a great start!

 

With Finja Grün, Nelly Endres, and Ana Catalina Pohl, the Steinmühlen team had outstanding players who ensured our team played cohesively and scored goals. In the end, we finished in a solid 4th place, which—given the short preparation time (we were only able to train once for half an hour beforehand)—is definitely a success.

 

About the games:

In the first game against Stiftsschule Amöneburg, the team secured a 2–1 victory thanks to goals by Finja Grün and Ana Catalina Pohl.

In the second game against MPS Hartenrod, Ana Catalina Pohl once again scored the goal that tied the game at 1–1. However, the team lost the game 1–2 after a defensive error.

The third and final group match ended in a narrow 1-0 victory for Gesamtschule Ebsdorfer Grund, which went on to win the group in commanding fashion.

The Steinmühle team reached the semifinals, but in that game they had to concede defeat to the girls from Lahntalschule Biedenkopf. The game was a clear victory for Lahntalschule, which had a very well-coordinated team and went on to win the tournament.

In the match for 3rd and 4th place against Gesamtschule Ebsdorfer Grund, it was clear that our students had expended a great deal of energy through their selfless play in the previous matches and were lacking in concentration. Thus, the 0–3 loss was only to be expected.

Overall, all the players who took the field showed great dedication and had a lot of fun. There is definitely a desire to play together again soon and to field a team again next year without a doubt. Our team was expertly coached by Lothar Potthoff, the former principal of Ebsdorfer Grund Comprehensive School, who now leads the Niederweimar/Haddamshausen sports club.