The second team of FC Schalke 04 has not won a match since matchday 2. On matchday 7, Schalke’s U23s are under obligation before the match against RWO.

The U23 of FC Schalke 04 has started well into the current season of the Regionalliga West. The first two games against SV Straelen and 1. FC Köln ll were won 1:0 and 3:1 respectively. Since then, the young Knappen have been waiting for a sense of achievement.

The team under the direction of head coach Jakob Fimpel earned its last point on matchday 5 with a 0-0 draw against Fortuna Köln, all other matches were lost. Most recently, there was a 1-2 defeat against promoted and top team 1. FC Kaan-Marienborn, despite the renewed participation of some professional players.

With Mehmet Can Aydin, Leo Greiml, Ibrahima Cissé and Kerim Calhanoglu, four Schalke professionals were in the line-up of the Schalke U23. After the game, S04 coach Fimpel praised the four players for their good performance and said that despite the defeat, the entire team had improved in terms of performance in recent weeks.

Ahead of the away game against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Königsblau’s stuttering offensive engine in particular is to be revved up again. “It will be an intense game because of the brutal physicality there on the other side. But we have taken our steps, stick to ourselves and then look to score goals again,” Fimpel said in reference to the upcoming encounter.

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in search of form

The upcoming encounter could be a good opportunity for Schalke’s U23s to turn the tide early on. The Oberhausen side have also started the season well. However, when RWO has lost once, it was clearly.

The match against the second team of 1. FC Köln on matchday 4 was abandoned shortly before the end, but by then the Oberhausen team was trailing 1:4. Oberhausen also lost clearly 1:5 on the last matchday against SV Rödinghausen. RWO sports director Patrick Bauder was clear about the many goals conceded.

“That’s not on at all! Everyone has to question themselves there. We attack as a team, but we also defend as a team. And that’s where we’re really lacking at the moment,” said Bauder in reference to the 15 goals conceded by the club in the current season, including the four against Köln ll.