Ratingen 04/19 lost 3:4 (2:1) to Mülheimer FC in a wild game and are now only third. Meanwhile, ETB Schwarz-Weiß Essen went down.

Madness in Ratingen! In a wild game, promotion contenders Ratingen 04/19 lost 3:4 to basement dwellers Mülheimer FC 04/19. The game went back and forth, with the hosts scoring the first goal.

Ali Hassan Hammoud put Ratingen ahead after 24 minutes, with Harding Mac Stuell Beira equalizing for the visitors just six minutes later. Moses Lamdid then restored the lead early on (32′) – 2:1 at the break.

But then came the underdogs. Cem Sabanci equalized (51′), Anil Yildirim gave them the lead (77′). Ratingen hit back again through Hammoud (89′), but Mülheim had the last word: Jeremiah Maluze bagged the 4:3 away win in the first minute of stoppage time.

Meanwhile, ETB Schwarz-Weiß went down 5-1 to SpVg Schonnebeck in the Essen derby. Calvin Küper initially put the Swallows ahead before Nico Lucas equalized early on (31′).

Then Robin Brandner’s time had come. The Schonnebeck man netted three times (42, 60, 62) to single-handedly sink ETB. Tim Kuhlmann (66) completed the debacle for Damian Apfeld’s team.

In the table, Schonnebeck jumps to second place ahead of Ratingen due to the better goal difference. However, the Swallows have not applied for a regional league license, which is why Ratingen remains in pole position. The big winner in the promotion race is KFC Uerdingen, who are now within one point of Ratingen.

Meanwhile, VfB Homberg left no doubt as to who would leave the pitch victorious against TSV Meerbusch. Heni Ben Salah (15), Luca Thissen (26) and Julian Bode (35) made it 3:0 for the hosts by the break. Andres Dimas made it 4-0 in the 62nd minute.

Adler Union Frintrop were initially on the road to victory at FC Büderich thanks to a goal from Jonas Rubertus (31′). However, Sebastian Siebenbach’s team soon equalized (37′). As a result, the two teams drew 1:1.

In addition, VfB Hilden won 1:0 at SC St. Tönis thanks to a very late goal from Lukas Lier (93.)