Sportfreunde Siegen cancel first match of the year, BVB U23 play friendly | OneFootball

While the professionals will already be playing their fifth competitive match of 2026 at 1. FC Union Berlin on Saturday evening, Borussia Dortmund's U23 team will have to wait longer for the start of the second half of the season. The away game originally scheduled for Saturday at Sportfreunde Siegen was canceled yesterday, Thursday, due to weather conditions.

The city of Siegen has closed the field because of the weather conditions. It is not yet clear when the match will be rescheduled.

As of now, it is the only cancellation affecting the 19th matchday of the Regionalliga West. The remaining eight matches are expected to take place as planned.

Friendly match against Türkspor Dortmund on Saturday

For BVB's U23, things will get serious six days later when Sportfreunde Lotte visit on Friday evening (January 30, 7:30 PM) at the Stadion Rote Erde.

The team, led by coach Daniel Rios, is certainly not idle. A friendly match against Türkspor Dortmund was quickly arranged for Saturday at 2 PM, to be held at the Mendesportplatz in Dortmund. Last week, Borussia drew 3-3 with the second team of 1. FC Nürnberg, and during the week, some players participated in the Premier League International Cup – successfully, with a 3-1 victory at AFC Sunderland securing a spot in the quarter-finals of the Premier League International Cup.

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