It is no secret that many Germans love football. Now, some Twitch streamers and YouTubers are discovering this passion as well. Recently, Maximilian “Trymacs” Stemmler and his team SSV Hardstuck played their very first cup match against the fifth division team Eimsbütteler TV.
What’s the deal with football and Twitch streamers? As early as the end of 2021, the biggest German streamer eliasn97 founded his club Delay Sports Berlin and already rocked his first games. His YouTube video reached number 4 in the gaming trends and so far has garnered 715,000 views.
Knossi also sponsored a football team, SC Baden-Baden aka the “Knossis Kickers”, and was present at the games (via YouTube). The viewers celebrated the video and demanded more such content in the comments.
Now Trymacs had his first cup match and had to face the fifth division team Eimsbütteler TV from the Hamburg Oberliga. His associated YouTube video also made it into the trends in the “Gaming” category – and even reached number 2.
On July 2nd, a huge football event took place on Twitch, attracting over 14,000 simultaneous viewers. You can find everything about the wild spectacle here:
This is how the match between SSV Hardstuck and Eimsbütteler TV went
The match was held entirely in secret and the fans were not informed, as Trymacs could not yet arrange for security. Many team members were absent for the game due to illness or being “not present”.
Additionally, the team had 2 wildcard members who were not permanently part of the team but were allowed to participate in the match.
The team was therefore “wildly assembled”, did not know some of the names of their teammates and Trymacs took it all rather casually. Nevertheless, he scored his 1st goal and also provided an assist. They ended up with a score of 2:5, which was not so bad, and they “performed great”.
You can watch the full video here:
What does the community say? In the comments of the video, many users express a desire for more.
- Niklas praises: “Sick project! Trymacs never disappoints us when it comes to entertainment!”
- Sondo81 is excited: “That’s exactly what I wanted to see! Really cool. Fouls, goals, and blind referees, that’s Kreisliga! Best to train endurance every day now, then I see potential for improvement! Jan did really well.”
- A Certain Accelerator states: “I’m not really a football fan, but the video was very entertaining. Mega cool project and props to the editor.”
- JohnXD7 remarks: “Mega good project. If your goalkeeper could actually move and dive (no offense), you could even become a really good team.”
Occasionally, some commenters even give tips on the lineup and advise the team to train. They see potential in the team and are convinced that with dedication they could even beat eliasn97’s team.
What do you think of the current football projects of the streamers? Do you find it exciting and a welcome change from gaming, or is it not for you? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
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