This week we played the last two league matches of this year. An away match on Sunday versus Bonn Beuel and at home on Tuesday versus Gifhorn.
Sunday morning I left for Germany with a loaded travelbag because I had planned to stay in Mülheim until Tuesday evening. But Sunday turned out to be quite a bad day. I had a cold and I felt weak and was lacking energy. To make matters even worse I played a terribly bad men’s double which we lost in two games. In no time our team had a 3-1 deficit because also the ladies doubles and the first men’s single were won by Bonn. Fortunately the ladies single and the mixed double were won by us, which was quite an achievement, and thereby we came to a draw. That was a relief!
After this I decided not to stay in Mülheim and drive back home. Nowhere you sleep better than in your own bed and with the additional benefit of an extra training at Papendal which I really needed. I had to try and correct those things that went wrong in that particular match such as steadiness, speed, explosiveness and racket skills.
It proved to have been the right choice because I felt much better on Tuesday. Although this match was also quite laborious we still managed to win it in two games. Moreover the entire team was on fire because we defeated Gifhorn with 6-0. This maximum score put us back in the second place of the League. Now there is a winter break with 5 more regular encounters to go. On Tuesday, January 22nd we’ll play Lüdinghausen in an away match.
Saturday we still have the friendly international match versus Belgium in Deurne near Antwerp. So far 950 tickets have been sold so it’s going to be a full house. For those who may want to come and watch this happening: Venue Arena Hall, Arenaplein 1, Deurne. Start 19.00 hrs. Let’s meet there!
As from Sunday it is time to slow down a bit. It has been a busy year with many up’s and down’s. I’ll soon write a year overview on this site.
Tags: 1. BV Mülheim, badminton, Bundesliga, jorrit de ruiter, Papendal