Di preparation for di new football season dey hot up, and 1. FC Heidenheim dey continue dia pre-season tests. After dem don win two friendly matches already – 11-0 against Ellwangen selection and 2-1 against SCR Altach – di next big test na today against FC Lugano from Switzerland. But make una no fear, because due to traffic, di match go start small small delay, around 18:20. Fans fit watch di match live online.
Di game go happen for Leutkirch, and di host club FC Leutkirch dey expect plenty people. One special guest wey go dey dia na Michael Salomo, di Oberbürgermeister of Heidenheim, wey originally come from Leutkirch. Salomo hear about di match from im mama, Gertrud Bemetz, wey send am di news from Schwäbische Zeitung. He say, “Dis one I no fit miss. Two homelands come together.” He remember say as small boy, he dey play for dat same field after school, dey rollerblade along di field paths.
Salomo dey happy say di club wey he dey lead as mayor don make big name for football. He praise di club bosses Holger Sanwald and coach Frank Schmidt, wey take di team from Oberliga to Bundesliga within 15 years. Di last promotion for 2023 sweet am well well, especially di dramatic 3-2 win for Regensburg wey happen for di 9th minute of stoppage time. He say, “Dat one na sensation for me, how FCH climb from 2. Bundesliga.”
For dia first Bundesliga season, Heidenheim finish 8th and qualify for Europe. Di team even host Chelsea for Schlossberg, and dem beat Bayern Munich 3-2 after dey down 0-2 at half time. Salomo note say di win make news for Colombia, where he get friends. He say, “Heidenheim don become a name.” Even though di club drop from Bundesliga for summer 2026, Salomo believe say dem go bounce back quick. He trust Frank Schmidt to “zauber something on di pitch.”
Salomo go make big effort to attend di match. He dey Berlin for Thursday for a meeting with Baden-Württemberg state representation, but he go rush back on Friday to catch di game for im hometown. He go watch with im mama. Di host club FC Leutkirch dey hope say plenty other people go follow Salomo example. Ticket price na 5 euros, and kids and youth go free.
Meanwhile, di newly formed SGM Langenau (from FC and TSV Langenau) dey prepare for dia first test match against Heidenheim on Saturday. Di match go hold for Sportplatz an der Albecker-Tor-Straße 36 for Langenau. Tickets dey available for Edeka Dörflinger markets for Langenau, Gerstetten, Giengen, and Steinheim since June 15, and also for gate on match day. Adults pay 8 euros, youth 12-17, pensioners, and disabled pay 6 euros, children under 11 free. For Heidenheim, dis go be dia fourth pre-season test. Di team don already record 11-0 win against Ellwangen and 2-1 win against SCR Altach. Di match against FC Lugano on Friday go be another tough challenge.
