In the 3-0 defeat at 1. FC Saarbrücken, Rot-Weiss Essen not only lost the match, but also regular player Björn Rother. Now it is also clear for how long.

After about 35 minutes, Rot-Weiss Essen suffered a moment of horror during the 3-0 defeat in Saarbrücken: Björn Rother twisted his ankle and it didn’t look good at all in the knee area.

He had to be carried off the pitch supported by the Essen medical team and after the game the Essen midfielder was seen limping on crutches in the catacombs. The worst, a serious knee injury, was already feared.

Now the all-clear has been given. The 26-year-old “only” suffered a partial tear of the lateral ligament in his knee and will be out for about two weeks. This was confirmed by Niclas Pieper, press spokesman for Rot-Weiss Essen, when asked by RevierSport.

The 26-year-old Rother will not be available to coach Christoph Dabrowski against SV Wehen Wiesbaden (Saturday, 25 March, 2 p.m., RevierSport live ticker) and a week later in the next home match against SC Freiburg II (Saturday, 1 April, 2 p.m., RS live ticker)

But in a best-case scenario, he could be an option as early as Holy Saturday (Saturday, 8 April, 2pm, RS-Liveticker) in the away game at SG Dynamo Dresden.

Rother moved from FC Hansa Rostock to Rot-Weiss Essen in the summer of 2022 and is a key player at RWE. He has made 24 appearances for the third-division club this season, scoring two goals and setting up another