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Cup final in front of a record crowd

Saturday, May 24, marks the start of the final day of the amateurs the summer of finals in BerlinEintracht Mahlsdorf and BFC Dynamo will face each other in the final of the COSY-WASCH State Cup for men. The match is already sold out to the last seat. With 8,400 tickets sold, both teams can look forward to a clash in front of a record crowd at the Mommsenstadion (to the fan information).

Cup fever at the Mommsenstadion

Despite the different class affiliations of the finalists, an exciting clash at eye level can be expected. As a regional league team, BFC Dynamo are the favorites going into the match, but Oberliga side Eintracht Mahlsdorf are currently enjoying the most successful season in their club's history.

It has been almost a decade since the two teams last met in a competitive match. Mahlsdorf, still in the Verbandsliga at the time, were narrowly beaten by BFC in the first round of the regional cup, losing 2-1 after extra time. Meanwhile, the gap between the two clubs has shrunk: Mahlsdorf currently lead the Oberliga and could secure promotion to the Regionalliga with a win on the final matchday and thus also face BFC in the league next season. Head coach Karsten Heine is relaxed about this double burden of the final spurt in the Oberliga and the cup:

"For me, to emphasize this again, the advantage outweighs the disadvantage: we have to give over 100 percent in every game. Of course, that also requires a certain amount of control over what we do with the team. Both competitions are very appealing and it would be nice if we could win both. We will give it our all."

The picture shows two smartphones standing next to each other in front of a blurred background with a large trophy. Both smartphones show the contents of a digital program booklet for the "Final Day of the Amateurs". Photo: BFV
The quote was taken from the official BFV program booklet: Click on the image to access the e-paper "Pokalfieber"

Two worthy finalists

Both teams thoroughly deserved their place in the final. Mahlsdorf prevailed against BFC Preussen in the semi-final in a real cup thriller after extra time. BFC Dynamo celebrated their first appearance in the final since 2021, beating VSG Altglienicke 3:2 after extra time in a semi-final that was close for long stretches. Matchwinner Rufat Dadashov, who secured their place in the final with a penalty in the 113th minute, emphasized that the team is now preparing intensively for the final: "When you're in the final, you want to win it!"

How the Mahlsdorf team will fare against them will be revealed on Saturday at 12:30 pm. The winner of the match will not only be able to lift the national cup, but also the coveted ticket for the first round of the 2025/26 DFB Cup.For Mahlsdorf, it would be the biggest sporting event in the club's history to date. BFC knows the big stage of the DFB Cup only too well. In the recent past, the club has faced VfB Stuttgart, 1. FC Köln and FC Schalke 04, among others.

Watch the final live

Even though the Mommsenstadion is already sold out, the final can be watched live digitally. The match will be streamed live on Sportschau.de and in the ARD media library. There will also be a conference on ARD with all the national cup finals. Lars Becker will commentate on the Berlin final in the live stream, while Christian Dexne will report from the Mommsenstadion in the TV conference.

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