Stock Photo - PRODUCTION - 01 July 2023, Lower Saxony, Deblinghausen: An amateur soccer player from TuS Steyerberg stands on the edge of the local soccer field in Deblinghausen before his game and looks out onto the pitch. Saßnick, 28, has been kicking for 17 years with TuS Steyerberg in the district of Nienburg/Weser. She is currently a striker for the third men's team in the third district division. Sometimes she also helps out in the second team one division above. However, this has only been possible for her since December. Since then, women in Lower Saxony have also been allowed to play in men's teams. For Saßnick, that came ""at exactly the right time to be able to continue. At around the same time, the club had to withdraw the women's team due to a lack of players, she told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur. (to dpa ""When the gender divide falls: soccer in mixed teams"") Photo: Gregor Fischer/dpa. - Deblinghausen/Lower Saxony/Germany