Rot-Weiss Essen left for Halle an der Saale on Friday. The clash with the home team Halleschen FC is scheduled for Saturday at 2 pm (RevierSport live ticker).
Halle is hot for Rot-Weiss Essen! The HFC is aiming for a season record against RWE. More than 12,000 spectators, including around 1,300 from Essen, are expected. RevierSport reported.
On Friday, six players were missing from the RWE team bus. Ron Berlinski broke not only his nose but also his hand in the 2:2 against 1860 Munich. “Ron suffered a broken nose and scaphoid. He will be out of action in Halle. We’ll see if we can get him fit for Verl. You could definitely play with a mask or a cuff. We will then see to what extent that is possible and makes sense,” explained Christoph Dabrowski.
In addition to striker Berlinski, coach Dabrowski will also be without Felix Bastians (rehab, probably back in team training next week, editor’s note), Andreas Wiegel, Moritz Römling (both running), Meiko Sponsel and Michel Niemeyer (both rehab), who will not receive a new contract in Essen.
Regardless of the personnel: Rot-Weiss Essen wants to close the bag in Halle and score points. Because Dabrowski and his charges certainly don’t want to rest on their six-point and nine-goal lead.
“I stressed to the team during the week that we want to create a starting situation for the last game of the season against Verl in which we can settle things ourselves and are not dependent on other results. Accordingly, we are motivated to close the bag in Halle,” Dabrowski made clear.
However, the 44-year-old football coach also knows that Halle will be on fire and warns his team accordingly: “Hallesche FC are three points behind us and are still fighting for their sporting survival. They will do everything to keep the three points at home. We have to throw everything in as far as readiness and mentality are concerned. “
I wish for all the players who are leaving us that they have a fitting farewell here and that they are remembered positively.
Christoph Dabrowski
These things were true against 1860 Munich. Even with the guys who will leave RWE – like Oguzhan Kefkir, Felix Herzenbruch or Simon Engelmann. This has not escaped Dabrowski’s notice either.
Dabrowski: “We had talks about the future of the players before the Meppen game. You could see then that one or the other was perhaps not completely free in his mind. But now we are a few days further on and life goes on for the boys as well. We saw that against 1860. I liked the performance. My wish for all the players who are leaving us is that they have a proper farewell here and that they are remembered positively.”
In order to do that, RWE should make sure they stay in the league and win the Niederrheinpokal against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 3 June.