Preußen Münster has defeated Vestia Disteln in the Westfalenpokal. That means all the quarterfinalists have been determined.
There was no major upset in the last 16 of the Westfalenpokal. Third division outfit Preußen Münster hosted regional league side Vestia Disteln and ran out comfortable winners, running out 7-1 winners.
The four-division gap was clear from the start as the Eagle bearers named a strong starting XI, with coach Sascha Hildmann fielding seven fresh faces. Ten minutes went by without Münster scoring, then Darius Ghindovean gave them the lead in the 11th minute.
Joel Grodowski scored twice (22nd, 33rd), Marvin Benjamins (36th) and Thorben Deters (44th) increased the lead to 5-0 at half-time. In the second half, Grodowski scored his third goal (55th minute), and Kevin Schacht was also successful (79th minute). Before that, Disteln were able to celebrate: Yannick Goecke scored the consolation goal for the underdogs.
Apart from the result, Münster had another reason to be pleased: Shaibou Oubeyapwa made his comeback after an injury break, being substituted in during the second half. Marcello Romano, who played for ETB SW Essen last season and is currently a goal scorer for the Prussians’ second team, was also able to show himself for about half an hour.
With the expected victory of the third division club, the quarter-final field in the Westfalenpokal is complete. Münster will face SpVgg Erkenschwick in the next round, with whom they still have a score to settle. Last year, the Preußen were knocked out by the then-Westfalenliga club after a penalty shootout.
In the other matches, SV Rödinghausen will face Arminia Bielefeld, SG Wattenscheid will face SC Verl and RSV Meinerzhagen will face SV Lippstadt. The exact dates have not yet been set.
For Münster, however, it continues in the third division for the time being. After the 0-1 defeat at league leaders Dynamo Dresden, second-placed Jahn Regensburg await on Saturday.