Tomorrow, Wednesday 31 July, the professional women’s team of 1 FC Union Berlin will face Türkiyemspor Berlin. Kick-off for the friendly match is at 19.00.
Opponent’s check
Türkiyemspor has been one of the Unionerinnen fiercest rivals in the Regionalliga Nordost in recent years. After being promoted to the regional league for the first time in 2020, the team from Kreuzberg finished second and third in the first two regular seasons. Last season, Türkiyemspor finished in 7th place.
For Türkiyemspor, who open the regional league season against Viktoria Berlin on 25 August 2024, this is the second friendly of the Summer preparations. Last Sunday, the Kreuzberg club played against Berlin league side SFC Stern 1900 and drew 2-2.
The reunion
An old friend has been on the Türkiyemspor touchline since this Summer: Greta Budde, who played for 1. FC Union Berlin from 2018 to 2022 and also served as captain at times, is now taking on her first coaching role in club football. In addition, another ex-Union player is joining the neighbourhood club for the new season: Elisa Schindler, who left a few weeks ago after 18 years at 1. FC Union Berlin, will be playing in blue and red.
Record
The two clubs have met ten times so far. Union have been victorious eight times, while Türkiyemspor have done it twice.
Last season, the clubs met in the last 16 of the Polytan Cup in addition to the two league matches. The Irons were victorious in all games, winning 11:2, 3:0 and 5:0.
Personnel
Head coach Ailien Poese will be without Maria Cristina Lange and Anna Weiß on Wednesday.
Pre-match statement
‘With Türkiyemspor, we’re facing an opponent from last season who made significant changes to their squad in the Summer and will certainly want to play a good role in the Regionalliga Nordost. Our clear aim is to create high-calibre goalscoring opportunities through a lot of possession and to continue to work as disciplined and hard defensively as we have done in previous test matches,’ said head coach Ailien Poese ahead of the match.
Service information
The match will kick off at 19.00 at the Fritz-Lesch-Sportplatz in Dörpfeldstraße. Admission is free.
