Kick-off Hoffenheim won the runners-up championship in the amputee Bundesliga thanks to a goal by Saarlander Stefan Schmidt. On the last day of the game, Hoffenheim defeated SG Nord-Ost in Saarbrücken 2-1. Fortuna Düsseldorf had already been crowned champions before the last matches of the season.
A Saarlander was the match winner for kick-off Hoffenheim on the last day of the amputee Bundesliga. Shortly before the end, Stefan Schmidt scored the decisive goal in his team’s victory over the Nord-Ost syndicate. Thanks to the success, kick-off Hoffenheim secured the runner-up spot. Fortuna Düsseldorf had already been crowned champions before the last matches of the season.
decision before the end
It was the scene of the match day: Stefan Schmidt from Hoffenheim’s kick-off dropped his crutches and disappeared to the cheers of his teammates. Seconds earlier, the 28-year-old hit the crossbar before pushing the rebound over the line to make it 2-1. “It’s an absolute dream for me, I couldn’t have imagined my return to my old sports field any better,” said Schmidt after the end of the game.
For Schmidt, the season finale was an emotional return to his old place of work. Five years ago he was injured in a game in FC St. Arnual’s shirt. After complications during the treatment, his lower leg had to be amputated. Now Schmidt’s home club hosted the Bundesliga match day.
Düsseldorf underscores its supremacy in German amputee football
Fortuna Düsseldorf was already the new German champions before the match day. The Rhinelanders were also superior to their opponents in Saarbrücken, mainly thanks to their strong offensive. The Fortunes won 5:2 against the north-east syndicate consisting of the three clubs Hamburger SV, TeBe Berlin and SF Braunschweig. Against kick-off Hoffenheim managed a 4:3 win in the last game of the day.
Top scorer lives in Saarland
The top scorer is also provided by Düsseldorf this year. Radouane Chaanoune, who lives in Saarland, scored six goals on the last day alone and was the outstanding player at Saarbrücken’s Wackenberg. No wonder, then, that Chaanoune won the top scorer with a total of 16 goals.
