Overview
- SG Achim/Baden’s Regionalliga squad reports extensive absences for SV Alfeld, with goalkeeper Aydin Tufekcic departing the team for private reasons and several out or doubtful including Kevin Podien, Fiete Esser, Malte Meyer and Julius Kopmann.
- Coach Florian Schacht says Sebastian Bohling and Mirco Thalmann carry the goalkeeping load and calls for a focus on team strengths against an experienced Alfeld side on an upswing.
- SG Achim/Baden II faces a must-win Verbandsliga home match against TSV Wietzendorf to avoid entering the winter break in a relegation place, with coach Thorben Schmidt-Bonheur urging error reduction and veteran Arne Zschorlich a late fitness decision.
- Verbandsliga leaders TSV Daverden visit HC Bremen on Saturday, as coach Henning Meyer emphasizes minimizing attacking mistakes, expresses readiness for Bremen’s tempo and confirms a full squad while targeting points to stay at the top.
- Oberliga leaders HSG Plesse-Hardenberg contend with injuries and illness after training with only nine players, plan to push tempo against TuS Rotenburg’s specialist changes, and flag scorer Lukas Misere as a key threat while HSG Rhumetal readies for HV Barsinghausen’s 5:1 defense and seeks sharper finishing.