Archive for the ‘U19’ Category

We can turn things round

Today, for the first time since December, FC Magdeburg’s first team was involved in a competitive match. Since that 1-2 defeat in Cottbus, a number of things have changed in the club.
First of all, a new manager was put in charge, Paul Linz of Trier fame. Three new players were brought in, two forwards and [...]

Now that was fun!

Yesterday, while Germany celebrated its national holiday (Day of German Unity, read about it here), several of the football associations that are part of the German FA used the opportunity to play their respective cup tournaments.In Saxony-Anhalt, it is called Lotto-Pokal, and the record winners are 1. FC Magdeburg. As a Regionalliga side they had [...]

What a weekend…

Our first team lost 1-2 at Oberhausen, with an own goal by our keeper helping Oberhausen.
Our reserve lost 0-1 against Grün-Weiß Wolfen who had been deducted 3 points for subbing in a non-eligible player on the first matchday of the season. When everyone was just coming to terms with the nil-all draw, the referee blew [...]

Where have you gone, Dynamo Dresden?

To answer my own question - home without points and goal.Like in March, 1. FC Magdeburg won 1-0 against Dynamo. This time around, Lindemann scored from a 30-yd free kick.The rest of the game was horrible as ever, zero improvement over the Cottbus match in the week before.
Facts:4′ Lindemann 1-0
Attendance: 16,527
In other news, our U19 [...]

Well, that’s something at least

Today, another FC Magdeburg team (after or B and C teams) gained promotion: Our U19-squad won the second of two play-off matches against VfB Oldenburg with the final scoreline of 3-0. The match was similar to the first leg in Oldenburg, both teams were trying to get a goal right from the start, as both [...]