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Haaren wins on penalties and advances to the semi-finals!
The Aachen City Championship 2025 started with exciting games. DJK FV Haaren secures a semi-final after penalty drama.
Haaren wins on penalties and advances to the semi-finals!
What exciting days at the Aachen City Championship! Yesterday the quarter-finals ended with a thrilling duel between DJK FV Haaren and SV Eintracht Verlautenheide. After a dramatic game, Haaren triumphed 7-6 in the penalty shootout. This decision was made on the Eintracht Kornelimünster pitch, where the audience of over 400 spectators held their nerve until the end.
The first half clearly belonged to the Verlautenheiders, who pulled out all the stops after an early lead and missed their chance to take a bigger lead thanks to a shot from the post by Paul Filatov. But Haaren didn't give up and showed significantly more commitment after the break. The equalizer came through Youssef Asla, who used a clever pass from Pablo Cesar Perez Schwartz. For Haaren, this was the start of an exciting final phase.
Penalty shootouts with thrills
Both teams were initially accurate in the penalty shootout; each team scored the first five penalties. Timo Schmitz, Haaren's goalkeeper, then showed his class and saved Verlautenheide's decisive shot. Even at the end he brought his courageous men into euphoria with his own penalty. The Haaren team has taken a big step towards the final.
In the semi-finals, Haaren will now face SV Eilendorf, who won their group with an outstanding 13-0 goal. Eilendorf showed an impressive performance in their preliminary round games and has high ambitions for the title.
Review of the preliminary round
The preliminary round of the 37th city championship, which began on August 11th, 2025, offered some interesting team duels. In Group F, Verlautenheide prevailed with 11-0 goals and reached the quarter-finals. SV Eilendorf also proved its strength with a clear 7-0 win against Sportfreunde from Hörn. Rasensport Brand, who were in the final last year, also showed strong football in the 4-0 win against Germania Freund.
- Rasper Brand 4:0 Germania Freund
- Verlautenheide 3:0 Burtscheider TV
- SV Eilendorf 11:0 VfR Forst
- DJK FV Haaren 3:0 Alemannia Aachen II
It's not just the players who are in demand at this tournament, the fans also get their money's worth. On Saturday, after the final, there will be a big after-show party that will round off the exciting games perfectly. The format of team games allows the teams to show a lot while each game lasts only 90 minutes - a real feast for football athletes and lovers!
All in all, so reported T Online, the Aachen City Championship once again caused a lot of excitement and enthusiasm this year. From now on we can only hope that Haaren finds the formula for success against Eilendorf, because the next games are tough!
The anticipation for the further encounters is palpable, because the football community in Aachen is lively and full of energy. So for fans and players: keep your fingers crossed and stay tuned!