First semi-final match in the Audi TT League: Hostert/Folschette and Berburg as favourites.

First semi-final match in the Audi TT League: Hostert/Folschette and Berburg as favourites.


After Howald and Reckingen came out on top against Linger and Dudelange in their quarter-final games, both now enter the semi-finals in front of their home crowd with great motivation. However, defending champions Hostert/Folschette are favored by “Holleschbierg”. The team from Berburg also travels to “Krounebierg” with a slight advantage, where they want to lay the groundwork for their first appearance in the final.

The team around Michael Schwarz, who will return to his German club at the end of the season, has had a very good season so far with their only defeat coming against Hostert/Folschette. It should stay that way in the semi-finals. “From our point of view, the first game ended in a bit of pain with a 5:5 result, but in the second game we were able to equalize at home with a score of 6:2. Many things have gone well for us in this game, for example Leo (Fuentes) was able to win against Thomas Keinath, and in my opinion this game represents an important game,” said Schwarz who knows that you should not underestimate. opponent can turn on. “I think we are a bit of a favourite, but a lot can happen in the semi-finals. In addition, there is a new game mode, which makes it more difficult for the favorite to go through; you can’t afford to slip. In addition, Gene (Wantz) and Matas (Skucas) have achieved good results in the last few weeks and have improved compared to the beginning of the season. However, I am sure that together with our spectators we will start well in this semi-final round and lay the foundation for the second leg at home,” said the German optimistically before the first game.

In the second semi-final, last year’s finalists Howald and Hostert/Folschette face each other. As in every game, the team surrounding the newly crowned national champion Maël Van Dessel comes to the table as favourites. Kevin Kubica, number four for the defending champions, knows that reaching the final will not be a guaranteed success. “I don’t think the first fight this season should be a criterion. The first game was seven months ago and Howald was incomplete in the second game. For me it’s a 55:45 game,” said the veteran, who hopes that the lack of match practice will not let them down. “On the one hand, in my opinion, we have the best Luxembourgers and the two best foreigners, but on the other hand, we’ve had five weeks off and so we’re out of rhythm. Howald was able to win in a very close game against a strong team from Linger and he definitely gained a lot of confidence in the process. The type of day and attitude is very important in this fight “We will try to get a good starting position for the second leg in the first leg,” says Kubica with confidence.

First matches, semi-finals:
Tomorrow from 3 am:

Howald – Hostert/Folschette
Reckingen – Berburg