First district cup victory for SGM Lautern-Essingen after dramatic final!

First district cup victory for SGM Lautern-Essingen after dramatic final!

In the district of East Württemberg, on May 29, 2025, an exciting final in the men's district cup occurred, in which the SGM Lautern-Essingen 1 had to compete against TSG Hofherrnweiler-Unterrombach II. In a dramatic encounter, the SGM was able to prevail 6: 5 in the penalty shootout and thus celebrated the first district cup victory in the club's history. This result is particularly noteworthy because the SGM won the title in the first year of its existence, while TSG II had to accept its sixth final defeat since 2018, such as Schwäbische Post reported.

The game started without gates: Despite the clear game shares for TSG Hofherrnweiler end of the first half, the teams gave the place at 0-0. The drama increased in the second half. Uwe Sonnleitner was able to achieve 1-0 for the SGM in the 75th minute after Cedric Reidgeld had previously thwarted a dangerous chance of the SGM. But the equalization was not long in coming: Aaron Gräßle scored the 1-1 equalizer for TSG Hofherrnweiler-Unterrombach II in the 88th minute.

penalty shootout and number of spectators

In the subsequent penalty shootout, it became particularly exciting. Robin Patzer from SGM and Pascal Weidl from TSG II each shot a penalty. Maximilian Frey scored for the SGM, while Amir Ljatifi also failed on the goalkeeper for TSG II. Referee Silke Fritz directed the game in front of 965 spectators who followed the exciting match until the end.

more final games in Württemberg

The final games in the district cup took place not only in East Württemberg. May 29, 2025 was a big final day in Württemberg, where a total of 19 finals were held. Particularly noteworthy are the encounters in the women's district cup, in which FC Ellwangen plays against SG SV Ebnat/SV Waldhausen. In addition, on the program in various districts, such as Enz/Murr and Neckar/Fils, other men's and women's finals, such as fupa

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