KSV Hessen and the Post national team triumph at the Lübcke tournament!

KSV Hessen and the Post national team triumph at the Lübcke tournament!

On June 28, 2025, the 2nd Walter Lübcke tournament was held at the TSV Wolfsanger sports facility in Kassel. This event, which commemorates the tragic death of Dr. Walter Lübcke remembers, not only attracted many football-loving spectators, but also delivered exciting games and outstanding performances from six men's teams and five women's teams. The guests were welcomed by prominent personalities, including Hartmut Schäfer, District President Mark Weinmeister and Christoph Lübcke, who all addressed important topics such as democratic values, xenophobia and human rights, which gave the event additional meaning. NH24 reports that ...

A small-field tournament was on the program, which was equally popular with women and men. In the respective finals, KSV Hessen as well as the North Hesse regional team and the Post national team faced each other. The women's final was a real thrill that ended with a dramatic 6:5 in the nine-meter shootout for KSV Hessen after the North Hesse regional selection was already leading 3:1 at halftime. Goal scorers in this final included Angelique Pohl and Svenja Boge for KSV Hessen and Hanna Kuntze for the North Hesse regional team.

Exciting duels and brilliant performances

In the men's final, the Post national team secured the winner's cup with a 1-0 victory over the North Hesse regional team. Bruno Luis scored the decisive goal in the penultimate minute of the game, which left the spectators in suspense. A look at the preliminary round results shows that the teams had already impressively demonstrated their skills in advance. The Post national team dominated their group games with a 9-1 win against the Holger Brück team and the same result against the Waldhessen team. The North Hesse regional selection also impressed with a 7-0 win against the Hessian state parliament selection and a 2-1 win against the team from Kassel. North Hessian regional selection reports that ...

• Platzierungen Frauen:
  1. KSV Hessen
  2. Nordhessische Regionalauswahl
  3. TuS Viktoria Großenenglis
  4. TSG Wilhelmshöhe
  5. TSV Mardorf
• Platzierungen Herren:
  1. Nationalmannschaft der Post
  2. Nordhessische Regionalauswahl
  3. Holger-Brück-Elf
  4. Regierungspräsidium Kassel
  5. Ratsherren-Waldhessen-Elf
  6. Hessische Landtagsauswahl

The award ceremony was attended by Mark Weinmeister, Jochen Johannink and the mayor Dr. Sven Schoeller, with the Hercules Honorary Prize being awarded to Stefan Reuß for his services to football in Hesse. The event received great recognition from spectators and participants and it has already been announced that all teams have confirmed their participation in the next, 3rd Walter-Lübcke tournament in two years. Another sign that football not only brings people together, but also offers a platform for social issues. Ballfreunde highlights that...