Match Reports


Oberliga Nordrhein, Round 17:
November 30, 2002

Wuppertaler SV - Fortuna Düsseldorf 6:0 (2:0)

BRILLIANT, HISTORIC VICTORY!!!

A stunning victory of epic proportions, never before witnessed in the annals of WSV-dom. OK, It's perhaps not so dramatic, but the fact is that Fortuna is probably WSV's heated rival, and a victory of any type is sweet. For those who remember the old 2.Division Regionalliga and Bundesliga days, any type of victory against Fortuna was hard to come by. Even though today's Duesseldorf is a toothless lion, wiping them out surely is a special pleasure for WSV fans.

From the start, it was clear that WSV would dominate the match. They started out strong, with Thomas Rietz continuing his improving performance as he banged in a shout from around 20 yards after only 12 minutes. Fortuna reacted momentarily, the next 5 minutes probably their best piece of the match, pressuring WSV back. However, the defense was solid, and when Mirko Stark moved up front to put WSV up 2-0, things were almost decided. Duesseldorf had one last chance to get back into the game, but in the 41st minute, Christian Maly stopped a penalty kick, and WSV went into the cabins with a 2-0 lead.

In the 2nd half, WSV came out for blood, as Georg Kress must have sensed that an all-out attack would annihilate the guests. And he was right. In an attacking dispplay seldom seen in recent years at the Zoo, WSV steamrollered the hapless Duesseldorfers, and goals began rolling in like cash in a whorehouse. Stark, ebersbach and Kipre (twice) banged in goals to complete the rout.

In his post-game conference, Kress was obviously happy, although he did seem a bit surprise at the final result. To add icing on the cake, this weekend's results put WSV in 1st place, with a game in hand. Things might be looking up; perhaps the Regionalliga is within reach afterall...

 

Wuppertaler SV: 
Maly - 
Mehnert - Bläker, Klemmer (46. Walbröhl) - 
Bayertz, Tavarez, Stark, Rietz, Hyza (74. Kohout) - 
Ebersbach, Kipre (86. Wardi) 

Fortuna Düsseldorf: 
Petrick - 
Rossow - Schön, Sesterhenn - 
Tauer (46. Varveri), Niestroy, Hopp, Böcker, Eyüboglu - 
Meyer (63. Vukadinovic), Tytartchouk 
 
Scoring: 
1:0 (11.) Rietz 
2:0 (18.) Stark 
3:0 (54.) Stark 
4:0 (57.) Ebersbach 
5:0 (60.) Kipre 
6:0 (75.) Kipre  
 
Attendance: 6,000
 


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OBERLIGA NORDRHEIN results: Round 17
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Alemannia Aachen Am.  -    Borussia Freialdenhoven    1:1       
Wuppertaler SV        -    Fortuna Düsseldorf         6:0       
SSVg. Velbert         -    Borussia Wuppertal         2:2       
SV Adler Osterfeld    -    Schwarz-Weiß Essen         3:0       
Ratinger Spvg. 04/19  -    Fortuna Köln               2:1       
Bor. M'gladbach Am.   -    Union Solingen             1:1       
GFC 09 Düren          -    Bonner SC                  5:0       
MSV Duisburg Am.      -    1. FC Bocholt              0:2       
 
 
 1.  Wuppertaler SV    		15   10    4    1    35:9    +26    34
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 2.  Bor. M'gladbach Am.    	16   10    3    3    29:9    +20    33  
 3.  Schwarz-Weiß Essen    	16    8    4    4    23:16    +7    28  
 4.  Borussia Wuppertal    	16    8    3    5    33:25    +8    27  
 5.  Fortuna Köln    		16    7    5    4    26:17    +9    26  
 6.  SV Adler Osterfeld    	15    8    2    5    24:22    +2    26  
 7.  SSVg. Velbert    		16    7    4    5    24:18    6     25  
 8.  1. FC Bocholt    		15    7    3    5    23:21    2     24  
 9.  Ratinger Spvg. 04/19    	15    6    4    5    24:27    -3    22  
10.  Bonner SC    		16    7    1    8    24:30    -6    22  
11.  Fortuna Düsseldorf    	16    4    7    5    24:31    -7    19  
12.  Union Solingen    		15    3    7    5    11:14    -3    16  
13.  GFC 09 Düren    		16    3    6    7    25:29    -4    15  
14.  SCB Viktoria Köln    	16    4    2   10    16:27    -11   14  
15.  MSV Duisburg Am.    	16    3    4    9    16:30    -14   13
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16.  Borussia Freialdenhoven    15    2    5    8    16:32    -16   11  
17.  Alemannia Aachen Am.    	16    2    4   10    16:32    -16   10  
18.  Rheydter SV    		 0    0    0    0     0:0     0      0 

 
(*) Rheydt in bankruptcy. All results annulled and forcibly relegated.


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