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Essen (dpa / lnw) - Marcus Uhlig did not even want to give the impression of being a bad loser.

That is why the CEO of Rot-Weiss Essen built praise for the opponent into his angry accounts with the DFB.

However, the feeling of having been treated unfairly overshadowed everything on this cup evening for the club's history.

Even pride in what has been achieved so far.

"This is the clearest non-penalty kick of all time," Uhlig grumbled after the 0: 3 (0: 2) against the second division Holstein Kiel about the scene in the 26th minute.

The 50-year-old is not afraid of a possible punishment for his statements - he had already spoken of a "huge scandal" in the Sky interview at the break.

“I haven't offended anyone,” he said: “And even if I did, I don't care.

Because that's just bad from the DFB.

And you have to talk about that. "

Kiel's Finn Porath was almost on the floor when Dennis Grote touched him.

Referee Markus Schmidt nevertheless decided on a penalty, did not look at the scene and the disaster took its course.

“We get instructions from the DFB for weeks,” said Uhlig: “It costs 20,000 euros and more to set up the technology just for this game.

And what for?

For the fact that they sleep in the cabin? "

When he tried to talk to the fourth official during the break, he was “arrogantly dismissed from above,” said the RWE boss: “They treat you like a schoolboy.

You think you're the little boy from the fourth division. "

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Now the Essenes had lost 3-0 and not 0-1.

"But if the first goal doesn't come, the second won't either," said both Uhlig and coach Christian Neidhart, referring to the fact that their shocked team conceded the 2-0 draw 113 seconds later.

And the 0: 3 through a counterattack in the 90th minute.

14: 6 shots on goal were also proof that the outsider had put up a tough fight for the promotion aspirant for the Bundesliga.

Even Kiel's veteran Fin Bartels said, according to the TV images, that his team was “lucky” with the penalty kick.

It was curious that no Essenes had visibly complained during the scene, which might have moved Schmidt to view the pictures.

"If we had been upset, that would have brought nothing but a seat in the stands," said Neidhart.

And Grote, who was U21 European champion alongside Manuel Neuer or Mesut Özil in 2009, said: «I spoke to him briefly.

But then he said that it was clear to him and immediately gave me a yellow. "

RWE now has to shake off the disappointment quickly.

"We have to put everything in for our big goal," warned Neidhardt with a view to the fight for promotion to the 3rd division.

Essen is currently second in Regionalliga West, three points behind Borussia Dortmund's U23s and one game behind.

In March and April there are now six games on the program, including the top game against BVB.

And if the ascent should succeed in the end, the cup fairy tale would also invariably bring positive feelings in retrospect.

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