Raphael Koczor was in the RWE goal for Rot-Weiss Essen II’s 2-0 away win in the top match against SV Borbeck in Kreisliga B. Coach Stefan Lorenz explained how it came about.

RWE goalkeeping legend Frank Kurth spoke of a “final in Borbeck” in the run-up to the match between Rot-Weiss Essen’s reserve team and SV Borbeck in Kreisliga B1.

Because with a win, SVB could have raced away to nine points in the fight for the championship and promotion. “To have any chance at all in the league, we had to win. That was the clear goal and we achieved it,” said a delighted RWE coach Stefan Lorenz, who celebrated his competitive debut on the sidelines of the “Zwoten”. “A win on our debut is always good, and then also by zero. Of course, also with the help we got through Raphael Koczor,” Lorenz revealed.

Lorenz was referring to the crazy fact that Koczor, the number three in the 3rd division, was standing between the posts for RWE in the Kreisliga B. He explained how this curiosity came about – Koczor had previously played 40 third division games for Carl Zeiss Jena and Rot Weiss Ahlen, among others, in his career:

“We only had one goalkeeper for the game at the weekend. And we had a stomachache. That’s why we asked the NLZ if we could get a goalkeeper from the U19s. So that we at least have a goalkeeper on the bench. But word got around with the first team and Raphael. He immediately signalled on Tuesday that he wanted to play on Sunday. I think it’s a great thing that he did that. Thanks again to him. “

For Lorenz, who was himself a professional for RWE, the prominent support was not the deciding factor in the game: “I don’t think that was the deciding factor in the victory, but rather something that we have made out of the core of the team.

The win brings RWE’s 2nd team to within three points of SV Borbeck, but they remain in third place for the time being. Lorenz makes no secret of his goal of promotion: “Ideally, we would like to be promoted this year. We’ve made that our goal. With this project, we want to rebuild the substructure. It’s important to us that we gradually move up the ladder over the next few years. “