MSV Duisburg will compete for a place in the Lower Rhine Cup semi-finals at SV Sonsbeck – but at a different time than planned.
All MSV Duisburg fans should mark this date in their calendars. The Lower Rhine Cup quarterfinal at SV Sonsbeck will now be played on Sunday, November 16, at 1:30 p.m., according to an announcement by the Zebras.
The only reason given is “security concerns.” Wolfgang Jades, chairman of the soccer committee at the Lower Rhine Soccer Association, told the “RP” that this was due to the match between VfB Homberg and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen scheduled for the day before.
Because the date has been set for some time, MSV and Sonsbeck have to find an alternative. “The Sunday date will certainly cost us some spectators, as many amateur footballers will also be playing then,” SVS chairman Marc Lemkens told the “RP.”
Either way, it will be a special encounter. If only for the two coaches, Dietmar Hirsch and Heinrich Losing. Because the two have known each other for a long time.
“I’m looking forward to Sonsbeck, which is just around the corner from me. Heinrich Losing is a friend among my fellow coaches. For some unknown reason, our paths keep crossing. We want to reach the semifinals, so we have to overcome the hurdle of Sonsbeck,” Hirsch recently told this editorial team. Losing is also looking forward to the showdown with his old friend and the third-division team: “Playing against MSV is always a highlight. We’ve played against MSV quite a few times in recent years, so we’re always looking forward to it. It’s a great draw for us. It’s always nice to be able to compete with MSV at competitive level. The boys can learn a lot and take a lot away from it.”
The draw at a glance:
Quarterfinals:
SC St. Tönis – VfB Hilden
1. FC Bocholt – Rot-Weiß Oberhausen or VfB Homberg (if Homberg wins, VfB would have home advantage)
SV Sonsbeck – MSV Duisburg
FC Büderich – Wuppertaler SV
Semifinals:
SC St. Tönis/VfB Hilden – FC Büderich/Wuppertaler SV
1. FC Bocholt/Rot-Weiß Oberhausen/VfB Homberg – SV Sonsbeck/MSV Duisburg (if Sonsbeck wins, SV would have home advantage against Bocholt and Oberhausen)
The final will then take place on the amateur final day, which is May 23 next year. Then we will also know who will succeed Rot-Weiss Essen, who have won the competition three times in a row.