Bocholt triumphs 3-1 against VfL Bochum II – great atmosphere in the stadium!

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On October 25th, 2025, VfL Bochum 1848 II lost in the Regionalliga West against 1. FC Bocholt 1:3 at praemium Park.

Am 25.10.2025 verlor VfL Bochum 1848 II in der Regionalliga West gegen den 1. FC Bocholt mit 1:3 im praemium Park.
On October 25th, 2025, VfL Bochum 1848 II lost in the Regionalliga West against 1. FC Bocholt 1:3 at praemium Park.

Bocholt triumphs 3-1 against VfL Bochum II – great atmosphere in the stadium!

As part of the 13th matchday of the Regionalliga West, 1. FC Bocholt welcomed the U23s of VfL Bochum on October 25, 2025 in the praemium Park am Hünting. The encounter attracted 1,654 spectators who experienced an exciting match that ended with a clear 3-1 win for the home team. This reports news.de.

The match started promisingly for 1. FC Bocholt, who took the lead in the 7th minute through Marvin Lorch. Stipe Batarilo-Cerdic made it 2-0 in the 24th minute, while Nicolas Hirschberger made it 3-0 in the final phase, more precisely in the 87th minute. Only Jonathan Akaegbobi was able to score for VfL Bochum in stoppage time, which corrected the final score to 3-1.

Games and spectators

The coach of 1. FC Bocholt, Gabriele Angelo Di Benedetto, can be satisfied with this performance - his team is currently in 8th place in the table with 19 points, while VfL Bochum's U23s remain in 17th place with their only goal in this game and a total of 9 points. Kicker.de shows the scarcity with which the Bochum team has to look for points at home.

A look at the number of spectators in the Regionalliga West shows that things can sometimes be quite turbulent here. So far this season, 567,707 spectators have attended 305 games, an average of 1,861 fans per game. It is interesting that in 77 percent of the games the number of spectators was below the league average. There were only 1,654 visitors to 1. FC Bocholt's home game - that's not the worst value, but it's also far away from the league average if you look at the statistics MS Sports Media.

Yellow cards and substitutions

The game was not without emotions, which was also reflected in the distribution of cards. 1. FC Bocholt saw two yellow cards (44th minute, 73rd minute, 80th minute), while VfL Bochum's U23 received a yellow card in the 77th minute.

The coaches used the half-time break to bring a breath of fresh air into their teams: VfL Bochum made three changes in the second half, with Henri Carlo Matter coming into the game for Luis Hartwig and Ben Heuser for Vahidin Turudija. 1. FC Bocholt also followed suit in the second half and, among others, brought on Johannes Dörfler for Jonas Benedikt Carls.

In summary, 1. FC Bocholt was able to celebrate an important win in front of their home crowd and thus stabilize themselves in 8th place in the table, while VfL Bochum's U23s urgently need to work on their performance in order to leave the relegation zone.