The SSV Ulm 1846 Journal

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Another view on the D-Block
 
1st stop: Hessen Kassel (tomorrow Saturday, away, 2 p.m.)
19:7 - that's Hessen Kassel's ratio. 19 home points, seven away points. Wörle knows these statistics. "They get almost all their points at home," he says. "It's going to be a tough job." It's quite possible that things won't always be fair in the process. Kassel concedes an average of more than two yellow cards per game. Wörle cautiously describes that as "robust." But KSV can also be different. Winter newcomer Sercan Sararer, ex-Bundesliga professional, scored three goals in his first eight games. "There's individual class there," warns Wörle. A tough task. "But we know we can handle it."
 
2nd stop: Kickers Offenbach (30.4, at home, 2 p.m.)
The advertising posters are already up. Top match, Donaustadion - nothing more needs to be said about this duel. On April 30, the current fifth in the table will travel with hundreds of fans. "It's a special game," says Wörle. OFC's situation is also special: the coach fired, the general manager resigned. New coach: Alfred Kaminski, previously head of the performance center. He is expected to keep the Kickers' small chance of promotion alive - ideally with a win in Ulm.
 
3rd stop: Astoria Walldorf (6.5, away, 2 p.m.)
He still smiles a little shyly at the camera. But on the pitch, the restraint is over: 23-year-old Niklas Antlitz is one of the top goal scorers in the league. His 14 goals have helped Astoria Walldorf largely stay out of the relegation battle. On the 31st matchday, therefore, it could be a matter of little for the team from North Baden. At the most, it could be about revenge. Walldorf lost the first leg 0:1.
 
4th stop: VfB Stuttgart II (May 14, at home, 2 p.m.)
17 points off the promotion spot, 18 points off the relegation spot - you can hardly get more mediocre than VfB Stuttgart II. Against the top teams, however, the Swabians' performances are regularly above average. VfB has drawn against every team in the top trio. Ulm had a tough time away from home in November. 0:0: That can't be the standard at the Donaustadion.
 
5th stop: SG Fulda-Lehnherz (20.5, at home, 2 p.m.)
The last home game of the season - and what a special one it could be. The opponent: SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnherz, who have established themselves in mid-table. A strong performance as a promoted team. Nevertheless, a home win is a must.
 
6th stop: TSV Steinbach (27.5, away, 2 p.m.)
A top match at the end - advantage or problem? Neither, says Wörle. "We take the game plan as it is." And that means that his squad will be facing one of its biggest rivals at the end of the season. Steinbach, third in the table, has underlined its promotion ambitions. Most recently in a 3-0 win over TSG Balingen. However, the Hessians have lacked consistency so far. SSV has benefited from this so far. The Spatzen are the favorites going into crunch time.
 
4 YEARS AGO TODAY

The until now last derby took place on 24.4.2019, the Lady Luck showed merciful with us and so for the Württemberg Cup semifinal SSV Reutlingen was drawn.
Since the last derby was 3 years ago, there was of course an enormous euphoria, nervousness and tension the days before.

It was then on a Wednesday at 6 p.m. by train to RT, a whole 1000 Ulm fans were then later to gather in the visitors' block to shoot the black and whites to a never-threatened 4:1 away victory.

The Ulm block started the game with a "record cup winner" intro in which about 15 flares were ignited.
The atmosphere in the visitors' block was impressive, the participation rate was always acceptable by our standards, and the result was probably the best ever performance from an Ultra point of view in RT.

The Reutlingen fans, supported by a large number of Stuttgart and St. Gallen fans, started the game with a chaotic intro. The only thing that stuck in the end were the relatively sluggish banners and the fact that there was a far greater reaction to "Stuttgart assholes" in the form of hand movements than to "Reutlingen assholes". A rogue who thinks evil

After the game, there were still scuffles at the parking lot in which a good 30-strong Ulm faction was then tied up and detained for several hours.

In conclusion, there was a good performance from our point of view to book and the important derby victory and final entry, which should lead to the subsequent Cup victory!

Thus, we are now almost 15 years in the derby unbeaten, which is of course on the one hand because the last 7 years there was only one encounter, but on the other hand still quite well illustrates the Ulmer dominance.
 
SSV Ulm 1846 Football wants to get into the red. To where the regional soccer league club has not been for years. The club posted a speedometer on social media with a pointer that was still in the middle. By Sunday, it should move all the way to the right, in the red marked field between 7000 and 8000.
At least 7578 spectators in the Danube stadium - that is the wish of the Ulm officials for the game against Kickers Offenbach on Sunday, 2 pm. This would allow SSV to break the record for spectators this season, which Offenbach had set in the first leg. The Spatzen need a good 3000 fans more for this than in the recent home game against Homburg. "We see the goal as realistic," says press spokesman Max Rieck. He gives some reasons to be optimistic. The sporting situation, the mood in the environment and the advance sales figures. So far, more than 4500 tickets have already been sold.

Ulm police will be on site in greater numbers on Sunday
The forecast of the Ulm police does not sound so confident. "Compared to the past home games, a slightly increased number of spectators is expected," they say in a written statement. The police are not preparing for a record number of spectators, but for a meeting of two rival fan scenes. "Therefore, the police have a special focus on the encounter," it writes. "Clashes between people who are ready for violence or who are looking for violence cannot be ruled out."
In order to prevent this, the police will be more present on Sunday. The Ulm police are "prepared for corresponding situation developments" and have adjusted their "force approach" accordingly. What this means exactly, however, the authority does not want to say. The number of planned forces would not be published. "For police tactical reasons."

Parking lot for Ulm fans closed
What is already known, however, is that the parking lot on Wielandstraße - next to the JVA - will again be closed to home fans. In addition, there is no way through between the main entrance and the counter stand, because there is the guest block in between. The entrance to the counter stand can be reached via Friedrichsau. Safety first. That is also the reason why the game is being held on Sunday. The federal police want to prevent OFC fans from encountering supporters of VfR Aalen, who play in Trier on Saturday, during their train journey. SSV currently expects just under 300 visiting fans to arrive.
 
The good news is that the SSV Ulm 1846 footballers have it in their own hands in the final spurt of the Regionalliga Südwest. The bad news: The lead, which was still seven points at the winter break, has melted to three points. Ahead of the last five games of the season - Kickers Offenbach, Astoria Walldorf, VfB Stuttgart II, Barockstadt Fulda and Steinbach Haiger - one thing is foremost: pure excitement. Will the league leader finish the 2022/23 season as champions? Will the Ulm team win the race?
 
Vinko Sapina: "You can feel the euphoria 500 kilometers away".
"I'm 100 percent convinced that they'll make it," says Vinko Sapina about the club from his hometown, where he played in his youth and became a professional soccer player. The 27-year-old, who now plays for SC Verl in the 3rd division, follows everything "right down to the tips of his hair." When time and the game schedule allow, he is at the Donaustadion. (Danube Stadium). Most recently, that was at the 0:0 in the top match against FC Homburg. "Ulm belongs at least in the third league. I am convinced of the quality of the coaching team and the team. In addition, SSV has the league's leading player in its ranks." Who he means is clear: Johannes Reichert, captain and friend, with whom Sapina played together in the Regionalliga from 2016 to 2021. The 1.94-meter midfielder is not worried about the match against Offenbach: "There will be a good crowd. The players are motivated to the maximum. The tension is once again completely different." Nevertheless, he also appeals to the environment, to the "necessary support, because it will not be a sure-fire success." For the city, promotion would be a "huge thing," says Sapina: "I'm 500 kilometers away and I can feel the euphoria all the way here." It's quite possible that Sapina will be allowed to play in his "old living room" again in the new season. When SC Verl, which has secured its place in the league, plays against SSV Ulm 1846 Fußball, which will then be in the third league.
 
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A picture of Vinko Sabina, player for the SC Verl in the Third League. This picture is in a match against the VfL Osnabrück.
 
Oliver Otto: "I definitely have faith in them".
From a distance, Oliver Otto is also following what is happening at his former club. "I definitely trust them to win promotion and would also be happy for them," says the ex-professional, who is one of the Spatzen's (Sparrow's) Bundesliga heroes. "A team like that back then with the feeling of togetherness, that was certainly a novelty," he recalls fondly, highlighting the atmosphere at Bundesliga matches. Otto played 33 games for Ulm in the top flight, making a total of 207 games for the Spatzen. When was the last time he was at the Donaustadion? "That was too long ago," he says. It's quite possible that he'll drop by again soon. Otto has remained true to soccer. He is head of education at VfB Stuttgart's youth boarding school, and a coach at the lower youth level. "I think a lot is being done right in Ulm," says Otto, who is confident, "They'll know how to hold the position." What he thinks is important for a successful final spurt? A team that sticks together, stands up for the common goal - and "a little luck is also part of it."
 
Stephan Baierl: "I would wish it on the club and the city".
The Spatzen's last promotion was seven years ago. In 2016, the Ulm team celebrated its return to the Regionalliga after its third insolvency. The champion coach from back then is certain: "The team definitely has the potential to rise," says Stephan Baierl, who later also served as sporting director and now successfully coaches Bayernliga side FC Memmingen. The Memmingen team, which also includes ex-SSV players Nikola Trkulja, Manuel Konrad and Ardian Morina, is second in the table. "The club is close to my heart and I would wish it and the city." After the changeable results, the Ulm team has found its way back on track. That, too, shows quality: being able to rely on one's own virtues, even if the lightness is sometimes lost during the season. An important factor in this phase: the experienced players in the team. "That's probably what every coach would be counting on right now." It's time, he says, for Baierl's rise to be followed by the next: "Witnessing that live in Ulm, I have insanely good memories."
 
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