Schalke 04 U23 clearly defeats Oberhausen and climbs up!

Schalke 04 U23 clearly defeats Oberhausen and climbs up!

On April 19, 2025, the SC Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and the U23 of FC Schalke 04 met as part of the Regionalliga West. The game, which took place in the Oberhausen stadium, ended with a clear 3-0 win for the guests. In this directional game, SC Rot-Weiß Oberhausen had slipped to third place in the table and urgently searched for points to stay in the upper half of the table.

The Schalke U23, on the other hand, took 15th place before the game and wanted to provide a win for the relegation places with a win. The encounter began promising for the guests: Yannick Aime Tonye scored in the 27th minute, followed by a hit by the experienced Pierre-Michel Lasogga just two minutes later in the 29th minute. In the second half, Peter Remmert set the end when he scored the third goal in the 52nd minute.

lineup and referee

The constellations should have a decisive influence on the course of the game. Oberhausen competed with Denis Donkor, Eric Babacar Gueye, Diamant Berisha, Tarsis Bonga, Tanju Öztürk, Cotrell Ezekwem, Timur Mehmet Kesim, Luca Vincent Schlax, Kevin Kratzsch, Michel Niemeyer and Nico Klaß. The Schalke U23 relied on Tim Albutat, Peter Remmert, Yassin Ben Balla, Pierre-Michel Lasogga, Tidiane Tour, Phil Kemper, Faaris Yusufu, Felipe Sanchez, Yannick Aime Tonye, ​​Mauro Zalazar Martínez and Malik Talabidi. The game was led by referee Selim Erk, supported by assistants Marcel Benkhoff and Martin Gratzla.

table context and performance of the teams

The defeat meant a bitter setback in the fight for the upper places for SC Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. With this result, the team fell back to third place. With this victory, however, the Schalke U23 was able to get some air in the table cellar and is therefore in the 15th place. For the Oberhauseners, this means that they urgently need to find back to the road to success in order to stabilize their table position.

The Regionalliga West offers exciting competitions this season. Teams such as the MSV Duisburg and Sportfreunde Lotte perform strong performances, while others, like SC Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, are in a difficult location. The entire league has a variety of teams that fight for the front places and relegation this season, which makes the games all the more exciting.

For further details on the services of the clubs and the table stands in the Regionalliga West, you can view the comprehensive analysis of footystats.org