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13:00
The guests clad in neon yellow toast!
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13:00
game start
12:55 p.m
This is no April Fool’s joke: Rot-Weiss Essen has been waiting for a home goal since April 1st. Back then, RWE won 2-0 against Freiburg II. The results at Hafenstrasse since then have been a 0-3 draw against Mannheim and a goalless draw against Oldenburg.
12:50 p.m
Everything is arranged, the ranks are almost completely filled and the weather in the Ruhr area could hardly be better. The lawn is watered again.
12:40 p.m
Compared to the 1-0 win against Freiburg II, Maurizio Jacobacci made six changes. 19-year-old Serb Milos Cocic makes his starting XI debut as a playmaker. At the age of 14 he switched from TSV Milbertshofen to the youth section of the lions.
12:30 p.m
The first leg ended in a 1-1 draw. Albion Vrenezi put the Löwen ahead with a penalty fifteen minutes from time, but Felix Bastians equalized in added time. Both goal scorers are unavailable today.
12:26
In April 2007, 1860 Munich was last a guest at the port penalty. In the 2nd Bundesliga, Berkant Göktan and Josh Wolff scored the goals for a 2-0 away win. Lorenz-Günther Köstner and Marco Kurz were the names of the coaches back then.
12:16
1860 is primarily struggling with personnel problems. Eleven players are not available today, including first-choice goalkeeper Marco Hiller and the talents Leandro Morgalla and Marius Wörl. Tom Kretzschmar is guarding the box for the third time this season, only five field players are on the bench.
12:09 p.m
In addition, the mood on Hafenstrasse has not been the best in recent weeks. From the last ten games there are only two wins, the 2-0 in Zwickau was subsequently awarded at the green table. Cries of “Dabrowski out!” have been heard again and again lately, especially after the 2-0 defeat against Meppen last weekend.
12:05
The great tension is gone – 1860 can no longer climb, Essen can only theoretically descend. With a seven-point lead and three games to go, RWE shouldn’t be in trouble. Nevertheless, it is of course always explosive when two traditional clubs meet.
12:00 p.m
Happy Sunday afternoon and welcome to the first of two third division games on Mother’s Day! Rot-Weiss Essen welcomes TSV 1860 Munich on Hafenstrasse. Kick-off is at 1 p.m.!