Victory!: VfL inBruneck, Day 7: A farewell “Trophy”

Almost there: Our 2024 summer training camp in South Tyrol is almost over. But this Saturday, things really got going again in terms of sport. In Bolzano, we took part in a tournament with the Italian second division team FC Südtirol and Champions League starter FC Bologna. With success! In the last daily report:

Dismantling day

First, the team gathered once again on the FC Gais training ground on Saturday morning. Warming up before the tournament in the early evening. But the mood of farewell was already slowly setting in. The team bus drove up to the pitch, the large training equipment from home was stowed away properly. Dismantling day in South Tyrol. But once again the fans were able to get their photo and autograph requests fulfilled. It was a great time together here, but we’re used to it.

After lunch, we hit the road. Two buses took the team to Bozen at different times. This is where the up-and-coming second division team FC Südtirol is based, and they had invited them to a three-way tournament. In addition to the hosts and VfL, FC Bologna was also there. Much to the delight of our organized supporters. The ultras of the two clubs have been friends for several years. So it’s not surprising that they met in advance in Bozen and watched the games together in the block. But first, let’s take a chronological look at the games.

Game 1: Very young and (very) old mixed

Against the Italian second division team from the region, head coach Peter Zeidler fielded a mix of youth and experience. Toto Losilla and Cristian Gamboa on one side, Alessandro Crimaldi and Kacper Koscierski on the other. It was the two youngsters’ first ever appearance with the pros, but they did really well. They still lost. In the match, which was played over 2×30 minutes, the hosts scored once early and once late. The blue-whites still had their moments, earning a number of set pieces. After an hour, however, the score was 0:2 from VfL’s perspective.

This is how we played:

VfL Bochum 1848 : Horn, Gamboa, Oermann, Loosli, Koscierski, Losilla, Jahn, Pnewig (50. Koerdt), Bamba, Crimaldi, Holtmann

Goals : 0:1 Martini (14th), 0:2 Crespi (59th)

Game 2: With force to tournament victory

Second appearance, completely new team. Ivan Ordets led the boys onto the field as captain. Together with FC Bologna, they first went to the fan stand. Group photo with fans. Then the start, and everything went right for us. Ibrahima Sissoko (6th) and Moritz Broschinski (9th) quickly made it 2-0. The blue and whites were superior throughout the game and created real pressure. Broschinski and de Wit scored again after the break – an impressive 4-0, which could have been even higher.

This is how we played:

VfL Bochum 1848 : Drewes, Passlack, Ordets, Masovic, Wittek, Sissoko, Elezi, Bero, de Wit, Daschner, Broschinski

Goals : 1:0 Sissoko (6th), 2:0 Broschinski (9th), 3:0 Broschinski (49th), 4:0 de Wit (55th)

The coach is happy

Peter Zeidler was accordingly satisfied afterwards. Intensive days are coming to an end, the coach’s conclusion about VfLinBruneck 2024 – who was with us in South Tyrol for the first time – was positive. We brought Peter in front of the camera again after the second game. You can hear his words here . By the way: Bologna’s 1-0 victory in the final game secured our victory in the tournament! A trophy was not presented, but we then visualized it with our endless imagination.

Departure. The team then went to dinner together. Reviewing the training camp. After returning, there are two days off, then it’s back to normal. At this point we’d like to say goodbye. Thank you for reading, it was another intense but enjoyable time. See you soon!