Archive for the ‘FCM’ Category
Not for the faint of heart
After a successful start in the league – beating Lübeck 2-0 at their Lohmühlestadion – 1. FC Magdeburg were to play the first round in the Saxony-Anhalt Cup against Landesliga side VfB Ottersleben. Ottersleben, from a suburb in the West of Magdeburg, play in tier VII, so most 1. FC Magdeburg fans expected a dominant [...]
In: FCM · Tagged with: 2010-11, Cup games, Luck
The dirty deed is done
As I indicated yesterday, the Football Association of Saxony-Anhalt (FSA) does not agree with my opinion that culpability should play a role in determining which youth teams participate in the DFB-Pokal and NOFV-Pokal. For reasons I cannot find in any of the statutes governing youth football or football in the FSA territory, officials have decided [...]
In: FCM, U19 · Tagged with: Fair play, Hallescher FC, Idiocy, Youth
Top of the table – and a cup farce
Yesterday, Magdeburg won their first league match of the sesaon, beating Lübeck 2-0. In a repeat of last year’s inaugural fixture, both teams were nervous and not able to consistently play a decent attacking game over 90 minutes. Magdeburg’s defense held tight, allowing only two real opportunities for Lübeck, none of which was converted. In [...]
In: FCM, U19 · Tagged with: 2009-10, 2010-11, Hallescher FC, Idiocy, Youth team
Guests of Honor
Yesterday, 1. FC Magdebug played the second of their test matches during their training camp in Poland. This second match was the reason the club spent a week in Poland at all. Polish club Hutnik Kraków celebrates its 60-year anniversary this year and had wanted a match against attractive opposition. When other clubs go to [...]
In: FCM · Tagged with: 2010-11, Friendly, Poland
Selling out instead of shelling out
I might have mentioned some degree of incompetence and inability to understand what’s what on the side of the youth department at 1. FC Magdeburg before. Last time I talked about this, seven players of the successful Under-19 had left despite being young enough to add another season, this time in the top flight at [...]
In: FCM, U19 · Tagged with: 2010-11, No future, Youth policy, Youth team
Home premiere
After two more test matches in Schönebeck (6–0) and in Brandenburg (3–1), the new team was presented to the home fans on Friday. Opponent was Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, but to be honest, it might have been better to play an opposition who actually had any intention of putting up a fight. In front of [...]
In: FCM · Tagged with: 2010-11, Friendly, Magdeburg, Preview, VfL Wolfsburg
Future? What future?
In the last post, I casually mentioned that the Under-19 squad of 1. FC Magdeburg won promotion to the A-Jugend-Bundesliga, the top flight for teams of that age group. As usual in the youth teams, there is a more or less high degree of fluctuation, as players naturally age. It is therefore especially annoying when [...]
In: FCM, U19 · Tagged with: 2010-11, No future, Youth policy, Youth team