Kleve in the relegation battle: Bitter defeat despite combative performance!

Kleve in the relegation battle: Bitter defeat despite combative performance!

On May 11, 2025, the top division had an exciting meeting between the 1. FC Kleve and ETB black and white food, which ended with a goalless draw. For the 1. FC Kleve, which is currently in the relegation battle, the result was a small ray of hope, while ETB black and white food had to be annoyed about the missed opportunities. The referee of the encounter, Solomon Anderson, welcomed 430 spectators in the stadium.

The list of 1. FC Kleve around coach Umut Akpinar consisted: Henning Divis, Frederik Meurs, Philipp Divis, Elidon Bilali, Memlan Darwish, Niklas Klein-Wiele, Fabio Forster, Luca Thuyl, Nermin Badnjevic (61. Juliano Ismanovski), Diwan Duyar) and and Dario Gerling (75th Pascal chickens). In the last two games, the 1st FC Kleve had to deal with considerable failures. Six players had to be replaced, including Philipp Divis due to a head injury.

difficult personnel situation

The difficulties of 1. FC Kleve are particularly striking when you consider that the entire team was greatly decimated. Only recently, in a previous encounter, he clearly lost 1: 4 against ETB black and white food. In this game, eleven players had to be replaced. Trainer Akpinar was frustrated with the lack of options. "We tried everything, but did not make it successfully," he said. In very close cadrees, A-youth players managed to celebrate their debut, which is still a positive aspect.

In addition to the 1. FC Kleve, there were other striking game courses in the top division on this matchday. SpVG Schonnebeck was able to celebrate a clear 4-0 victory against 1. FC Monheim. Conor Tönnies contributed significantly to his team with two goals.

parallels and rivalry

In the rest of the league there were further exciting encounters. SSVG Velbert prevailed 5-2 against FC Büderich. It should be emphasized that Robin Hilger duplicate for Velbert and contributed to victory. On the other hand, the Mülheimer FC lost 1: 3 against VfB 03 Hilden, despite an interim connection by Serhat Sat.

In the overall view of the table, the 1. FC Kleve has to deal with a relapse to the fourth -last place due to the persistent injury problem. The next games will be decisive to free yourself from the dangerous zones of the table. In the coming game, the 1st FC Kleve meets TVD Velbert and depends on the fact that young talents can be sent to the square again to bring a breath of fresh air into the team. Trainer Akpinar hopes that some of the injured players will register until the next test game against VfB Speldorf.

The developments in the Oberliga remain exciting, the teams are fighting for important points and the audience can look forward to further gripping encounters.