Third division side Rot-Weiss Essen had to travel home from Münster empty-handed. Thomas Eisfeld spoke of a deserved defeat.

Thomas Eisfeld got off to a really cold start on Sunday: The 31-year-old was actually supposed to be on the bench for the western clash between Preußen Münster and Rot-Weiss Essen, but then Essen’s Torben Müsel had to pull out after the warm-up and Eisfeld suddenly moved into RWE’s first eleven.

“I didn’t decide on Torben until relatively late in the dressing room. I think I’m experienced enough for that, even if it took three or four minutes to really warm up the muscles. As a professional player, you always have to be aware that you can come in. It was a decent performance from me, even if I can play better,” explained Eisfeld in the interview in the catacombs after the final whistle.

The experienced former second division professional had certainly imagined his starting eleven comeback in the 3rd division after almost five months differently: RWE conceded a 1:2 (1:1) defeat in Münster and missed out on leaping up to fourth place. The Prussians looked more present and more aggressive in the tackles.

Eisfeld was able to confirm this impression. “We made far too many mistakes and lost the ball very easily, especially at the start of the second half. Overall, Münster were a bit more gallant and aggressive. They felt they wanted to win a little more. The performance wasn’t good enough to take anything home. That’s why it was a deserved defeat. We still have to learn to simply take a point when we don’t play so well. It was similar in Aue,” explained the midfielder.

Eisfeld continued: “I had the feeling that Münster won a lot of fifty-fifty balls. They went in there with the ultimate intensity and aggression. But we’ve done really well so far this season and can do better. Wipe our mouths and move on. We have to analyze the game and then get the three points against Freiburg II. We exude a different intensity at home, which is of course also down to the fans. “

Speaking of the fans: Despite the bitter defeat in Münster, the players were sent off with applause and chants from the 1,190 spectators who had traveled to Essen. “That’s very good, of course. There will always be setbacks. You can also see what we intend to do. There is a clear playing philosophy and DNA. Now it’s about adjusting the finer details,” emphasized the veteran.

ause VfL was only successful three times. Against Bremen (1:1) and Stuttgart (1:0), that was enough to secure points. Not at BVB, however.