Hoffenheim to play Darmstadt

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim will still be playing football this week, despite the international break. On Friday 12th October at 18.00 CET, TSG will play a friendly against third division SV Darmstadt 98. Manager Markus Babbel will take the opportunity to play both youngsters and experienced players, in order to raise everyone's match fitness.

Ten Hoffenheim players have been selected for international duty. Tim Wiese is back in the squad for the Darmstadt game after recovering from a muscle tear, as well as Chris, who has been absent from team training for weeks after a hamstring injury. In agreement with the manager of the TSG youth team, Denis Streker and Vincenzo Grifo of the U23 squad will have the chance to play with the first team.

‘Lilies' fighting to stay up

SV Darmstadt 98 are at the start of their second season in the third division after their promotion in 2010/2011. After the first eight games of this season, Kosta Runjaic left the side in a relegation spot and took over at MSV Duisburg. The new manager, Jürgen Seeberger has earned five points in five games, leaving Darmstadt in 17th place in the table. The star player is the new arrival Elton da Costa, who joined from Kickers Offenbach at the start of the season.

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