Rot-Weiss Essen hosts Holstein Kiel in the German DFB Pokal quarterfinals. The match will be played on Wednesday, March 3rd at Stadion Essen (Essen)
In the 50s of the last century, Rot-Weiss Essen managed to become the champion of the country (1955) and won the cup (1953). But having played 17 seasons in the Bundesliga in the 70s, then the team gradually dropped to the Regionalliga, the 4th level of German football. But curiously, it was in the cup format that the club sometimes reminded of itself. In 1994, it even managed to get to the final. Now the club has reached the quarterfinals. In the previous rounds, the Red-Whites managed to eliminate such rivals as Arminia (1-0), Fortuna Dusseldorf (3-2), and Bayer Leverkusen. The regulation time of the match with the finalist of the last draw ended in a goalless draw. But conceding a goal from Bailey in the extra time, the underdog responded with its two accurate shots.
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Holstein is forced to fight on two fronts. The Storks are now among the leaders of Bundesliga 2. There were chances to rise to the elite of German football even earlier, but then they didn’t manage to do it. And now the team from Kiel is confidently going through the entire championship. In the last seven rounds, it gained as many as five victories, including over Erzgebirge Aue last Saturday. Thanks to this, Holstein is sharing first in the Bundesliga 2 standings with Bochum (45 points scored). But judging by the current results, there are four practically equal candidates for the first two places that give a direct ticket to the top tier. Nevertheless, the Storks managed to eliminate three opponents from the Cup, including Bayern Munich. Playing against the grandee, the Storks managed to score in the 95th minute and won a penalty shootout. Curiously, Holstein Kiel exchanged goals with Darmstadt in the normal time of the last round, and then Gelios became the hero of the penalty shootout again.
Roth-Weiss had a great season in the cup. But it's time for this representative of a semi-amateur league to say goodbye to this tournament. Moreover, the upcoming rival is in great shape. We will bet on Holstein to win.
Prediction for the match: Holstein Kiel to win
