It’s a classic derby story: ex-Bochum player Sebastian Polter scored for his new club FC Schalke – and feels for his former teammates.

Sebastian Polter, of all people – that’s what many a VfL Bochum fan must have thought on Saturday evening. In the sixth minute of injury time, the former Bochum player, who had moved to his rivals before the season, headed the ball into the net to make it 3:1 for Schalke. The striker thus sealed VfL’s sixth defeat of the season – and plunged his former club even deeper into a results crisis.

“After six games zero points, that’s clear and obvious,” Polter is aware of the precarious situation at Castroper Straße. “Nevertheless, I am firmly convinced that ‘Reisi’ (coach Thomas Reis, editor’s note) and the team will get out of it.” The 31-year-old refers to the previous season. “We had a very similar situation last year when I played there, with a few more points under our belt. “

Polter rooting for ex-club

At the same point last season, Bochum were 17th in the table with four points after six matchdays. “The Bundesliga season is a long process. It’s not eaten after six matchdays, it’s always a marathon,” Polter said he would continue to follow the situation of his former employer closely. “I wish VfL Bochum, except against us in the second leg, only the best. “