1. FC Bocholt travels to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on Friday (19.30, RevierSport-Liveticker). Coach Marcus John is hoping for a liberating blow after two recent defeats.

After the 2:8 defeat against FC Schalke 04 II and the 0:3 defeat at fellow promoted team 1. FC Kaan-Marienborn, 1. FC Bocholt is just one point above the bottom line.

Now it’s time for Bocholt to face Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Originally, the match was to take place at Bocholt’s Hünting – RevierSport reported. But after the Bocholt team carried out construction work on their own without consulting the city, the city closed the Gigaset Arena without further ado.

This also applies to the natural grass pitches in the city of Bocholt. “The fact that we have to do our final training before the Oberhausen game on artificial turf is of course anything but ideal. But we don’t want to complain. I’m pleased that Oberhausen has swapped home rights and that we can play there on a Friday evening. There will be a lot of spectators, also from Bocholt. We’re looking forward to that,” said Marcus John before the match at the Niederrhein stadium.

And what does the Bocholt coach expect from a sporting point of view on Friday evening? “In sporting terms, we can expect a good opponent for whom there is not much at stake, either upwards or downwards. They are in the middle of the table. We want to see that we land a three-pointer there to give us some breathing space again,” answers John.

The fact that the Bocholt side are once again in the thick of the relegation battle comes as no surprise to John, who stresses, “We do know where we belong. We know that we have to put in top performances in every game. But a defeat like the one against Kaan-Marienborn annoys me even more than the 2:8 defeat against Schalke II. Even an average performance against Kaan-Marienborn would have earned us a point. But unfortunately we disappointed in this game. We have to make sure that we get back on track now. “