Essen. After the cup surprise from Rot-Weiss Essen, the Christmas parties of the families of players are in danger. The former Bundesliga club’s first entry into a round of 16 of the DFB Cup in twelve years ended in a team party that was to last for a long time.
“I told the boys to sign off at home. Christmas will be celebrated a little later,” said Essen’s success coach Christian Neidhart after the fourth division’s 3-2 (2-1) coup against Bundesliga relegated Fortuna Düsseldorf Sky.
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“Somehow I still have to come home tomorrow. Of course there is still something to celebrate,” joked Marco Kehl-Gomez, the captain and goalscorer to make it 2-1 (39th minute). “We wanted to win today and you saw that.”
The traditional club from the area ended 2020 without a single defeat this season. The leaders of the Regionalliga West, who were still unbeaten in 20 league games, had already eliminated Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld (1-0) in the first round of the cup. Now RWE is again hoping for a feasible lot for the round of 16. “Preferably someone you can beat,” said Simon Engelmann, who made it 1-0 (15th).
For the fifth in the second division, two goals by Rouwen Hennings (36th / 87th, penalty kick) were too few because the substitute Oguzhan Kefkir (70th) had previously exploited a counterattack in the second half. In general, the chances exploitation of the Essenes was almost perfect: The only real scoring chances led to goals.
As a result, Fortuna and its coach Uwe Rösler, the former dynamo professional, failed as in the previous season at a fourth division club. In March, Fortuna, as a Bundesliga team, lost the quarter-finals at 1. FC Saarbrücken after a penalty shoot-out.
Wolfsburg and Bremen sovereign, Stuttgart close
The Bundesliga clubs VfL Wolfsburg, VfB Stuttgart and Werder Bremen also made it into the third round on Wednesday evening. In the only Bundesliga duel, VfB Stuttgart won 1-0 (1-0) against SC Freiburg. Wolfsburg won 4-0 (3-0) at home against SV Sandhausen and Bremen had no problems in the 3-0 (2-0) away win at Hannover 96.
In Stuttgart, Sasa Kalajdzic decided the Baden-Württemberg derby against SC Freiburg (15th). The guests increased after a rough start, but in a heated game the Swabians finally showed better nerves. The Breisgauer suffered a defeat after three competitive games in a row, although they had some good opportunities in the final phase.
Stuttgart’s Nicolas Gonzales (lr), goal scorer Sasa Kalajdzic, Mateo Klimovicz and Gonzales Castro cheer after the goal to make it 1-0. © dpa / Marijan Murat
The Bundesliga fourth Wolfsburg won much more clearly. Yannick Gerhardt (27th), Wout Weghorst (30th / 90th +1) and Joao Victor (41st) brought the wolves, who were battered by personnel, onto the winning road. At the troubled SVS, who had no chance, captain Dennis Diekmeier had to pass due to muscular problems immediately before kick-off.
In another duel between a first and a second division club, the favored Bremen team benefited from a double strike in the first half. Theodor Gebre Selassie (30th) and Josh Sargent (32nd) met. Jean-Manuel Mbom made everything clear after an hour.
Bremen’s Theodor Gebre Selassie (M) celebrates after scoring a 1-0 lead with Tahith Chong (l) and Jean Manuel Mbom (r). © dpa / Ronny Hartmann
In contrast, FSV Mainz 05 had to take another sporting blow after days of chaos. The bottom of the table in the Bundesliga lost his second round match against the second division fourth VfL Bochum with 0: 3 on penalties and was eliminated. After 120 minutes it was 2-2. For FSV coach Jan-Moritz Lichte, it should have been the last game on the bench.
Jean-Paul Boëtius in the 7th minute and Danny Latza (55th) gave the hosts a 2-0 lead in regular time, but Bochum beat by ex-Mainz Gerrit Holtmann (66th) and Robert Tesche (90th). +4) back. In extra time, VfL goalkeeper Manuel Riemann (95th) saw the red card, but Mainz couldn’t use the majority and lost the point in the nerve duel.
Second division Jahn Regensburg, on the other hand, made it into the second round for the third time in the club’s history. Bayern won 4-2 on penalties at third division club SV Wehen Wiesbaden on Wednesday evening. After 120 minutes it was 0-0. Phillip Tietz and Dominik Prokop shot out during labor.
The first division clubs Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, FC Schalke 04, Borussia Mönchengladbach and 1. FC Köln made it through on Tuesday. From the 2nd league, SC Paderborn, SpVgg Greuther Fürth and SC Darmstadt 98 are one round ahead. The second round will be completed with the games Bayer Leverkusen against Eintracht Frankfurt on January 12th and Holstein Kiel against defending champion Bayern Munich one day later.
The cup round of 16 will then be played on February 2nd and 3rd. The draw will take place on January 3rd during the ARD “Sportschau”. Losfee is the former ski jumper Sven Hannawald. (dpa)
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