Großwallstadt found the solution to Ferndorf's seven-on-six

The key lay in the visitors' defence. With a combative, physically imposing rearguard that switched between 6-0 and 5-1, Großwallstadt denied the hosts their usual space and forced them into shots from difficult positions. Behind them stood Žiga Urbič with twelve saves, including a saved seven-metre throw. Loic Kaysen reflected after the match: We put up a very good defence. I think that was the foundation for us having a fast-paced game.

Added to that was a clear difference in efficiency: Großwallstadt converted 78 per cent of their shots, Ferndorf remained at just under 56 per cent. Particularly costly for the hosts was every mistake in attack with the seventh outfield player, as the visitors scored seven goals into the empty net. Up front the burden was spread widely, led by Yessine Meddeb with seven goals and Ole Klimpke, who contributed four assists alongside four goals of his own. For Ferndorf it was mainly Tom Jansen who kept the match alive with ten goals, while Can Adanir made six saves.

For TuS Ferndorf it is their first home defeat of the season and their third loss in a row. Großwallstadt, by contrast, confirmed their upward trend after a difficult start to the season: the side have taken 7:1 points from their last four matches.

Großwallstadt pull away after the break

Ferndorf started with purpose, worked their way into the match through the seven-on-six and led 6:3 after a good twelve minutes. Then Großwallstadt dropped their defence deeper, provoked errors in the build-up and levelled with a 0:3 run. From that moment the match turned: the visitors went ahead, Ferndorf equalised at 8:8, but after that Großwallstadt took control and went into the break 12:14 up. That it was not more was also down to Adanir, who defused several clear chances.

After the restart Ferndorf abandoned the seventh outfield player, but in six-on-six they rarely found clear shots. The decisive phase followed immediately: after 13:14 Adanir still saved a seven-metre throw, but Großwallstadt pulled away with six goals in a row to 13:19. In the middle of that run Urbič himself scored into the empty net. Even Ferndorf's timeouts and a series of changes at the back, where Mikael Helmersson played his first match of the season, could not change anything. The visitors' lead hovered between four and six goals from then on, growing to 24:32 in the closing stages.

Julius Fanger identified the reasons from Ferndorf's perspective: First half we left too many clear chances out there above all, and in the second half we run into dead ends too often, find poorer solutions and also lose our nerve and control a bit. Kaysen pointed to the visitors' preparation: We really specialised in the seven-on-six. I think that definitely paid off today.

TuS Ferndorf continue on Sunday, 18 October 2026, at HSG Nordhorn-Lingen, where Fanger set two points as the target. TV Großwallstadt can extend their run a day earlier: on Saturday, 17 October 2026, Dessau-Roßlauer HV 06 visit.

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