Overview

• Team-Kalkbrenner beat a Sparta Lichtenberg selection 7:3 in the inaugural match, with Kalkbrenner scoring twice including a retaken penalty.
• World Cup winner Per Mertesacker, Torsten Mattuschka, Sven Felski, Ronny Nikol and Andreas Thom took part, and FIFA referee Deniz Aytekin officiated the first half.
• About 1,200 spectators attended the ceremony at the Fischerstraße ground.
• Kalkbrenner emphasized his long-standing connection to Sparta Lichtenberg and indicated ongoing support for the club.
• District councillor Sandy Mattes called the living-honoree renaming a Berlin first, noted negotiations lasted roughly four years, and said a relatively low, undisclosed fee goes to the district budget with an aim to benefit the facility.