Fortuna Cologne: Promotion Breaked up, eyes on the cup victory!

Fortuna Cologne: Promotion Breaked up, eyes on the cup victory!

Niederrheinstadion, 47166 Oberhausen, Deutschland - The dream of promotion to the third division for SC Fortuna Cologne has burst for the time being. The team is currently in fourth place in the regional league West and will meet Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on Friday evening in the Lower Rhine Stadium (7:30 p.m.). Both teams only have theoretical chances of the championship, since leader MSV Duisburg already has a clear lead.

It is all the more important for coach Matthias Mink to keep the tension and motivation up within the team while the season is coming to an end. Fortuna Cologne also plans to focus on the Middle Rhine Cup, in the semi -finals of which you will meet Alemannia Aachen on April 16 (7 p.m.). A success in this competition could nevertheless make the season for the Südstädter positive after the last DFB Cup game took place twelve years ago against FSV Mainz 05 under coach Thomas Tuchel.

cup semi-final in focus

The game against Alemannia Aachen becomes a crucial duel, especially since Aachen, as a third division, is a serious opponent. According to Sportschau.de the semi-finals of the Middle Rhine Cup took place on April 9th, with the final on May 24th on May 24th is coming.

In addition to sporting performance, there are some developments to report on the personnel side. The team strengthens the return of injured players such as Stipe Batarilo and Arnold Budimbu, while captain Dominik Ernst will be missing due to a yellow lock in the match against RWO. Julius Biada, on the other hand, probably ended the season due to cardiac muscle inflammation.

contract extensions and economic challenges

A ray of hope for the future is that both Dominik Ernst and Central defender Seymour Fünger have extended their contracts. Sports director and trainer Matthias Mink emphasizes that he wants to hold the regulars together, but faces economic challenges that need to be mastered.

Before Fortuna Cologne focuses on the upcoming games, it remains to be seen how the table in the regional league develops after the duel against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. In the last round of MSV Duisburg, Fortuna Düsseldorf II lost 2-0, but the pursuers, including RWO, were not able to collect the hoped -for points in their games, which made the starting point for the southern town more complicated.

The fans can look forward to exciting games, both in the league and in the cup, and hope for a successful completion of the season remains.