Oberliga Nordrhein, Round 3:
A difficult struggle in the renewal of the derby with Solingen. Almost
5,600 fans showed up, and were rewarded with an exiciting, hard fought
battle.
WSV started out stronger, and tended to press the match, but Solingen was
dangerous on their counterattacks. The best chance came to Sascha
Walbröhl when he hit the post after 21 minutes. Solingen's skilled
forward Markus Aerdken was generally held in check by Frank Klemmer, but
he did escape after the half-hour mark, showing up in front of the goal
unmarked. His shot brought a nice save from keeper Christian Maly.
In the 2nd half, more of the same. WSV continued to press, Solingen relied
on counterattack. Noel Kipre blew a big chance to grab the lead, but then
veteran Oliver Ebersbach slotted home after a nice pass from
Walbröhl. Things were looking good. But then only a few minutes
later, the match was tied. WSV had a free kick deep in Solingen territory.
Lackadaisical play allowed Solingen to grab the ball and start a blitz
counterattack. The WSV defense was caught flatfooted, and Apicella rammed
home the equalizer.
WSV reacted with renewed determination, and Hyza and Ebersbach had
promising chance that were wasted.
Overall, a fair result. After the match, WSV coach Georg Kreß
announced he was satisfied with his team's play. He was pissed off about
the play around the free kick that led to the equalizer.
August 18, 2002
1.FC Union Solingen - Wuppertaler SV 1:1 (0:0)
Exciting local derby revived
Union Solingen:
Röttgen, Stankiewicz, Heller, Kusel Schreiber, Gashi, Gümüs (Ouass),
Atulahi, Kowski (Przybilla), Aertdken, Apicella.
Wuppertaler SV:
Maly, Stark (40. Reckert), Klemmer, Mehnert, Steup, Bayertz, Walbröhl,
Tavarez, Ebersbach Hyza, Kipre (Caliskan).
Scoring:
0:1 Ebersbach (55.)
1:1 Apicella (61.)
Attendance: 5,480
Oberliga Nordrhein
Fortuna Köln - SSVg. Velbert 2:0
Borussia Wuppertal - SCB Viktoria Köln 3:1
Union Solingen - Wuppertaler SV 1:1
Bonner SC - 1. FC Bocholt 2:0
Schwarz-Weiß Essen - MSV Duisburg Am. 2:0
Fortuna Düsseldorf - Borussia Freialdenhoven 2:2
GFC 09 Düren - Bor. M'gladbach Am. 2:5
Ratinger Spvg. 04/19 - SV Adler Osterfeld 1:2
Rheydter SV - Alemannia Aachen Am. 1:1
1. SV Adler Osterfeld 3 3 0 0 5:1 +4 9
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2. Wuppertaler SV 3 2 1 0 7:2 +5 7
3. Fortuna Köln 3 2 1 0 7:3 +4 7
4. Bor. M'gladbach Am. 3 2 0 1 7:3 +4 6
5. Schwarz-Weiß Essen 3 2 0 1 5:1 +4 6
6. SSVg. Velbert 3 2 0 1 6:4 +2 6
7. Bonner SC 3 2 0 1 6:5 +1 6
8. Fortuna Düsseldorf 3 1 2 0 8:6 +2 5
9. Borussia Freialdenhoven 3 1 1 1 5:5 0 4
10. Union Solingen 3 1 1 1 3:3 0 4
11. Rheydter SV 3 1 1 1 4:7 -3 4
12. 1. FC Bocholt 3 1 0 2 3:4 -1 3
13. Borussia Wuppertal 3 1 0 2 3:5 -2 3
14. Ratinger Spvg. 04/19 3 1 0 2 3:6 -3 3
15. MSV Duisburg Am. 3 0 1 2 3:6 -3 1
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16. GFC 09 Düren 3 0 1 2 4:8 -4 1
17. Alemannia Aachen Am. 3 0 1 2 3:7 -4 1
18. SCB Viktoria Köln 3 0 0 3 2:8 -6 0
Questions or Comments? Send e-mail to: John Dwyer (jtdwyer@sonic.net)