Update, 8 September. Talata won 78 to 67. Jordan Naughton scored 26.
Update, 15 September. On 11 September DBBF annulled that result on protest. We won the replay 89 to 87 after overtime and play BK Amager away in the 1/8 final.
Read the replay reportOur first home game of the season is a cup game. Talata Men play Hørsholm in the 1/16 final of the Danish Cup on Monday 7 September, tip-off 18:15, at Svanemøllehallen. Free entry, like every Talata home game.
What the Danish Cup is
The Danish Cup is Divisionspokalen. Knockout, one game per round. We play 3. Division Herrer Øst in the league, and the cup draw can put a 3. Division club in its first season in the league system up against a 1. Division side.
That is what happened to us. Win and we are in the 1/8 final. Lose and the cup is done for the year.
Who we are playing
Hørsholm. Their men play 1. Division, two divisions above us, and we are glad they are coming to Østerbro.
We have plenty of respect and zero predictions. Monday we find out where we stand, in our own hall, in front of our own crowd.
Why this game matters to us
Talata Men run on a budget of zero. Every player on the roster plays for free. They train for the love of it, and on Monday they share a court with a club that pays its players.
We are proud of that. It is also our first home game in the Danish league system, in our first season in it. Monday the other club comes to us.
The night is run by the club itself. Thirty-three club members in five groups take care of it, from the U13 Academy kids to the Men not selected for this one. One group on the scorers’ table, one on the floor, one on the camera, one on the Instagram stories, one on the cafe door. When the ball goes up, most of the club is in the building and working.
Come and watch
Come early if you can. The crew is in the hall from 17:00 setting up the table, the camera and the cafe, and the ball goes up at 18:15. Bring the kids, bring a friend, bring anyone who has never seen us play.
Monday 7 September, tip-off 18:15. Doors and crew from 17:00.
Svanemøllehallen, Østerbrogade 240, 2100 København Ø. Next to Svanemøllen station.
Free entry. Claim a free ticket below. It tells us how many to expect and puts you in the monthly prize draw.
Get a ticketWant to know the team before you come? The Men programme has the who and the when. Want to be on the court next season? Your first session is free, at every age.
We won. The 1/8 final is away between 22 and 24 September. The match report is here.