Rot-Weiß Oberhausen won 2:0 (1:0) against 1. FC Düren. RWO coach Sebastian Gunkel was pleased to see a returnee in action.

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen won their last home game of the year 2-0 (1-0) against 1. FC Düren. The win sees the team of coach Sebastian Gunkel secure third place in the table.

Tarsis Bonga scored the first goal of the game with a header in the 32nd minute after a cross from Denis Donkor. The second goal was scored by Moritz Stoppelkamp in the 90th minute from the spot, after the veteran won the penalty himself. “It’s very gratifying that ‘Stoppel’ is back. He made the decisive goal with a very important action,” said Gunkel after the game.

But the coach was not only satisfied with the performance of his returnee. Gunkel also liked the performance of the other Oberhausen players. “I was very satisfied with the first half and we did very well. Even though it wasn’t always easy on this pitch, we played the ball from man to man and made it work very well,” Gunkel summed up.

Düren, on the other hand, were not dangerous enough in the first half. After the break, the visitors had several better spells, but ultimately it was not enough to pose a threat to RWO. “We are very happy with this win, because it was hard-earned,” said the RWO coach.

Düren’s coach Kristopher Fetz was unhappy with the result, but in the same breath praised his team’s performance. In the coming weeks, Fetz wants to build on the performance against Oberhausen after three games without a win and, if possible, win the following game against Eintracht Hohkeppel.

Unfortunately, we lacked the last few percent to push the ball over the line.

Kristopher Fetz

“We were really looking forward to this game in front of this great crowd and in this beautiful stadium, it was certainly a highlight game for us this season,” Fetz revealed. “We wanted to go into the game bravely, even though we tended to be weaker than our opponents in the first half. We didn’t do things badly or insufficiently, we just lacked the last one or two percent in direct duels and in conviction.”

Fetz continued: “In the second half, we showed a different face. We were more courageous and faster in the game. We also had better access defensively. We were able to turn the game around a bit and move into the Oberhausen half. Unfortunately, we lacked the last few percent to push the ball over the line.”