1-2 defeat to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen – BVB U23 slip to sixth place | OneFootball

One day after the first team’s 2-3 loss to FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund’s second team also had to accept a defeat. In the clash of the chasers, BVB’s U23 lost 1-2 to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, dropping from fourth to sixth place in the Regionalliga West standings.

In front of 2,268 spectators at Stadion Rote Erde, BVB started with an extremely young team with an average age of 19.27 years, thanks in part to top talents Luca Reggiani, Mussa Kaba, Mathis Albert, and Samuele Inacio.

After a rather uneventful opening phase, the visitors took the lead in the 23rd minute through Burinyuy Nyuydine. While BVB could thank goalkeeper Silas Ostrzinski for not conceding a second goal, there was little happening offensively. That didn’t change much at first in the second half, until the substitution of veteran Michael Eberwein, among others, brought some momentum, though initially without success.

Instead, RWO managed to make it 0-2 in the 89th minute through substitute Timur Kesim, before BVB substitute Arne Wessels was able to pull one back to 1-2 in stoppage time.

Daniel Rios dissatisfied

BVB coach Daniel Rios expressed his frustration on the club’s website not only with the result but also with his team’s performance: “Unfortunately, we didn’t deliver what we set out to do and didn’t push ourselves to our limits. Oberhausen pressed aggressively, we had unnecessary turnovers and our passing wasn’t clean.”

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Given a now 13-point gap to the league leaders, even with a game in hand, a direct return to the 3. Liga for BVB’s U23 is likely off the table for good. Nevertheless, coach Rios sees plenty of reasons to stay motivated for the upcoming challenges: “Looking at the table, you have to accept that Fortuna Köln is currently above everyone else. For us, it’s about developing the boys week by week. Our ambition at BVB remains to want to win every game.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.