There was plenty of action in Sunday’s games on the second matchday of the Oberliga Niederrhein. A total of 30 goals were scored in six matches! ETB Schwarz-Weiß Essen will be kicking themselves in this case. Dennis Czayka’s team led 2-1 at Sportfreunde Baumberg until the 80th minute, but ultimately lost 2-4.Lukas Korytowski (23rd minute) and Marcello Romano (62nd minute) put the visitors from the Ruhr metropolis ahead. Timo Hölscher (56th minute), Andre Mandt (81st minute), Bilal Sezer (86th minute), and Simone Lo Castro scored for Baumberger in the fifth minute of stoppage time. After two match days, ETB has one point, while Baumberger has four. The Essen teams Spielervereinigung Schonnebeck and Adler Union Frintrop each have three points after two games.

Frintrop, who won the Essen derby against Schonnebeck on the first matchday, lost 1-2 to 1. FC Kleve. Yannick Reiners’ early lead was not enough. Shortly after the break, Kleve struck twice in quick succession, ultimately securing the victory and two to four points for the season.

Schonnebeck, meanwhile, made up for their opening defeat at Frintrop’s Wasserturm and now have three points to their name after two games. Noah Kloth (3rd) and Moise Lionel Gae (29th) scored for Dirk Tönnies’ team in their 2-1 win over 1. FC Monheim. Kameron Joseph Blaise (55th) scored for the visitors. Most of the goals on Sunday, August 24, 2025, were scored in the match between SV Biemenhorst and FC Büderich. The Bocholt team won 6-2. They are also the only team to have two wins after two games. The reward: first place.

The spectators also saw plenty of goals in the match between Blau-Weiß Dingden and VfB Hilden. The teams drew 3-3.

Germania Ratingen and SC St. Tönis drew 2-2 in the top match between two favorites for the title. Clinton Asare (28th) put Ratingen in the lead, Mario Knops (32nd, 35th) had the right answers before Ali Hammoud (56th) equalized. After eleven minutes, Emre Demircan missed a penalty for Ratingen.