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Dusseldorf (dpa / lnw) - Rot-Weiss Essen is under pressure before the summit in the regional soccer league West.

"That hurts, of course," said RWE defender Alexander Hahn after the 0-1 (0-0) defeat of Essen on Saturday at Preußen Münster.

As a result of the bankruptcy, the gap between second RWE and leader Borussia Dortmund II increased to four points immediately before the direct duel between the two top teams in the league on Wednesday (7.30 p.m.) in Essen.

"In the end, you will be punished for a mistake by not taking anything with you," said RWE coach Christian Neidhart, annoyed at the damper in the promotion battle.

The hope of Essen to take the table lead with a triumph against Dortmund on Wednesday was destroyed by the defeat in Münster.

"That was a hard-fought game, in the first half we had better scoring opportunities that we should have used," said Neidhart.

Gerrit Wegkamp scored the winning goal for Münster after the break (46th minute).

Because the offspring of the Bundesliga club BVB had to be satisfied with a 1-1 draw at bottom of the table Rot Weiss Ahlen on matchday 30, the promotion race remains exciting for the time being.

«The 1: 1 is annoying, but it goes on.

Now we have to try to get the next three in Essen, ”explained Enrico Maaßen, BVB youth coach.

«We have to live with the point.

But that is, also because Essen lost, a point won for this match day, ”said BVB defender Niklas Dams.

Dortmund (61) lead the table four points ahead of RWE (57), but have already played one more game.

The Essen catch-up game against SV Lippstadt is scheduled for April 14th.

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For Essen it was the second bankruptcy in the 25th game of the season in the league after the 3-0 defeat against Fortuna Düsseldorf on February 26th.

The former Bundesliga team marched through the entire first half of the season without defeat and only made five draws.

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