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Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - The autumn championship made perfect and the next coup already in sight: The regional league footballers from Rot-Weiss Essen want to crown their good first half of the season with a place in the round of 16 of the DFB Cup.
«The cup game is a bonus game.
We haven't lost a defeat yet, we want to keep it that way against Düsseldorf, ”said RWE coach Christian Neidhart before the second-round duel on Wednesday (6.30pm) against second division Fortuna Düsseldorf.
In the league, RWE is still unbeaten after the 20th game of the season in the west season.
With the 3: 2 (2: 1) success in the home game against FC Wegberg-Beeck, the people of Essen were able to get in the right mood for the next challenge on Saturday.
At the end of the first half of the season, the leader with 50 points can no longer be displaced from first place in the table.
«The guys did a fantastic job.
The 50 points up to the winter break must be in the foreground, ”said Neidhart.
Followers Borussia Dortmund II are in second place with 43 points, but are still two games behind.
"50 points from 20 games is a good rate, but we obviously need that this season too," said RWE team captain Marco Kehl-Gomez.
In the first main round of the cup, Essen had already surprised with the 1-0 win against Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld, against Düsseldorf the traditional club in the Essen stadium sensed the next sensation.
«On Wednesday we'll knock everything out again.
We know a lot of people are looking at us.
We certainly have a small chance », explained Kehl-Gomez.
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