Field closures in Ebersberg: football games in Ampfing and Töging canceled!

Field closures in Ebersberg: football games in Ampfing and Töging canceled!

Autumnal weather brought some football games in the East District League to a standstill at the weekend. In the city of Ebersberg in particular, the grass pitches were closed due to poor pitch conditions, meaning that the opening games of the second half of the season for TSV Ampfing and FC Töging had to be cancelled. According to the Passauer new press A catch-up date for the encounter between the two teams has already been set: it will now continue on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 8 p.m.

TSV Ampfing is also struggling with the current pitch conditions. Coach Burim Djimsiti reported that the team trained on artificial turf in Walpertskirchen on Monday. In order to keep the lawns in an acceptable condition, the coaching team plans to hold training there three times in the coming week. On Saturday, November 8th, they will host league leaders VfB Forstinning at 3 p.m.

The situation in Töging

FC Töging also has to come to terms with a weekend without games. The home game against FC Aschheim planned for Friday was canceled - another setback due to catastrophic pitch conditions. According to coach Robert Berg, the situation was further aggravated by a previous reserve game. A new date for the meeting with FC Aschheim has not yet been set.

Another example of the adverse conditions is the cancellation of a game between FC Kosova Montabaur and SG Westerburg/Gemünden/Willmenrod. As the Rhine newspaper Reportedly, the referee Gregor Loosen decided that the snow-covered playing surface made a regular football game impossible, which was determined shortly after 8 a.m. on Friday evening.

A look at the numbers in amateur football

However, there were also positive developments in amateur football this year. According to that DFB The number of violent and discriminatory incidents in the amateur sector has fallen to its lowest level in four years. Of the approximately 1.286 million games, only 0.06% were affected by cancellation. In the 2024/2025 season, a total of 829 game abandonments due to violence or discrimination were registered, which corresponds to a decrease of 9% compared to the previous year.

These figures show that progress can be made in gaming operations despite challenges such as the current weather conditions. With continued stable pitch conditions and committed coaches, the teams in the East District League will hopefully be on a positive upward spiral.