Rot-Weiß Oberhausen started the 2022/2023 regional league season with a win. However, the price was high.

Opening win against Alemannia Aachen, weekend off due to Friday’s match: For Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, the start of the Regionalliga West season was actually perfect. Actually. Defender Nico Klaß was injured during the warm-up (double torn ligaments), and during the game newcomer Kelvin Lunga was also injured (knee). The duo will be out for an “indefinite period”, it was announced on Wednesday.

But that’s not all: Before the away game at the second team of Borussia Mönchengladbach, coach Mike Terranova is also worried about newcomer Matona-Glody Ngyombo, who came in for Klaß against Aachen and played through. His appearance on Sunday, 2 p.m. (RS ticker), is “questionable”. Should he miss out, RWO would have to do without a total of three regular players on the second day of the match.

“We’ll take it as it is. Then the next person will step in,” Terranova said. But there is also good news. Jan-Lucas Dorow is back after a training absence. In addition, RWO had an extra day to prepare for the next game.

“We analysed the game, what was good, what was not so good. We prepared sensibly for Gladbach,” said the coach, who does not want to underestimate the young Foals at all despite the 1:2 opening defeat against 1. FC Kaan-Marienborn.

“They were beaten below value, were unfortunate to concede the two goals late on and led for a long time. They really shouldn’t lose that,” Terranova emphasised. For him, Gladbach II is a good team that has strengthened itself well. He singled out Cagatay Kader (32 Regionalliga goals for Straelen and Homberg) by name. In addition, Gladbach II would still have some players from the previous year. That means: “more experience. That already makes a difference, they are more stable than last year. “