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Shock start for Holstein Kiel: zero league result and DFB Cup under pressure!
Holstein Kiel starts the 2025 season with two defeats, including against SC Paderborn. Coach Rapp expresses criticism.
Shock start for Holstein Kiel: zero league result and DFB Cup under pressure!
Holstein Kiel's start to the season could hardly have been more unsuccessful. The KSV team suffered a 2-0 defeat against Arminia Bielefeld in their own stadium on August 10, 2025, after the opener against SC Paderborn had already ended in a 2-1 defeat. After these two games, the Kiel team are at the bottom of the second division table with zero points, and the unrest in the club is growing. kn online reports that coach Marcel Rapp sharply criticized his team's performance.
Rapp particularly found the lack of energy and pace alarming. Especially in the home game against Bielefeld, things looked anything but rosy in the first half: The guests took the lead in the 22nd minute through Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee and increased it to 2-0 before half-time through Tim Handwerker. In this phase, the Kiel offensive was not convincing and only managed a dangerous shot against the post. There was a little more pressure in the second half, but the Kiel team were unable to exploit their advantage after a yellow-red card for Bielefeld's goalkeeper Jonas Kersken.
Disappointment among those responsible
After the game, captain Steven Skrzybski expressed great disappointment at his team's poor performance, especially in the first half. Despite a change in the starting line-up, where Rapp changed three positions, the team was unable to assert itself effectively. Statistically speaking, the result was sobering: Kiel didn't score a goal, and Bielefeld scored two goals and several dangerous chances. The use of substitute keeper Leo Oppermann, who made numerous strong saves, turned out to be crucial for Bielefeld's victory ndr.de determines.
The upcoming DFB Cup game against FC 08 Homburg on August 18th will now be a test of patience for Rapp and his players. In order to smooth out the growing worry lines among the fans, they urgently need to show a better performance in the cup. The next league game against Dynamo Dresden is on August 24th, and the hope in the Kiel camp is dwindling that the tide could turn with a win.
Overall, the Kielers have to stick with it and think about how they can fix the current weak point in their game so that they don't get stuck in the bottom of the table at the beginning of the season. The analysis shows that both strategy and game structure urgently need to be revised, so that the coming games do not end in another series of defeats.