Including a hefty fine
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1. FC Bocholt has suspended striker Cedric Euschen (27) and central defender Dawyn-Paul Donner (23) from training and games with immediate effect until further notice. The regional league team announced that the background was events on the sidelines of the Rose Monday celebrations in Bocholt. Dem “Bocholter Borkener Volksblatt“According to them, both were involved in a fight.
The behavior shown does not correspond in any way to the club’s values or professional standards, it said. “Regardless of sporting aspects, we do not tolerate any behavior that is detrimental to the club. We expect all players to live up to their responsibility and role model function at all times – on and off the pitch,” said sports director and ex-Bundesliga professional Christopher Schorch.
In addition to the suspension, the duo was also fined heavily. The club also reserves the right to take further measures, but now wants to focus on sport again. In the fight to stay in the Regionalliga West, Euschen, the second-best goalscorer with six goals, and Donner, last placed in the center of defense, will be missing. With 24 points from 21 games, 1. FC Bocholt is in twelfth place, six points ahead of the danger zone. Coach René Lewejohann’s team has been waiting for a three-pointer for seven games.