Rot-Weiß Oberhausen had no trouble in the Niederrheinpokal quarter-final against SF Hamborn and won 7-0. This is what the two coaches said afterwards.
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen advanced to the semi-finals of the Niederrheinpokal in commanding fashion, beating Oberliga club SF Hamborn 7-0. The game was already decided by half-time, with RWO leading 3-0.
RWO coach Jörn Nowak was pleased with the performance: “We set out to play a more commanding game than in previous rounds. We managed to do that right from the start. We scored the goals at the right times. I’m especially happy for the substitutes, who also scored.”
The semi-final will be against the winner of the game SF Baumberg – 1. FC Bocholt. Nowak did not look ahead yet, but once again praised the way they won: “You have to score seven goals first. That’s why it was an all-round successful evening. We are happy that we were able to reach the semi-finals.”
After the cancellation of the Regionalliga West game between Oberhausen and SSVg Velbert this weekend, the team from the Lower Rhine region now only has one more league game left on the schedule. On Saturday, December 16, at 2:00 p.m., RWO will be a guest at the U23 of Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Nowak looks ahead with a twinkle in his eye: “Let’s see if the game can be played in the Gladbach winter sports area. Now we’ll see how the next few days really go and then we’ll prepare in peace.”
“I understand a lot, but losing 7-0 here really hurts”
Hamborn coach Julian Berg, on the other hand, seemed more than shaken after the thrashing: “I have to defend my team. Everyone went into the game motivated. But the history of the first half of the season has left deep wounds. We’ve trained with 12 men for five weeks. We had a huge injury epidemic with over ten players out. In the end, you now realize that those who always play lack strength. Nevertheless, that’s no excuse. I can understand a lot of things, but losing 7-0 here really hurts.”
Hamborn have also fallen short of expectations in the Lower Rhine Oberliga. They are in 14th place with 15 points, one point above the first relegation place.
Nevertheless, the 35-year-old wants to give his all in the last two games of the year against Spvg Schonnebeck (Sunday, December 10, 2:15 p.m.) and FC Büderich (Sunday, December 17, 2:15 p.m.): “The goal must be to get the maximum points. Of course we know it’s going to be very difficult. But we want to get six points. With two home games, that’s well within the realms of possibility. And then we hope that we can start preparations with the whole squad on January 7.”