Viktoria Rott wins in the promotion thriller: 3: 2 against SC Sonnborn!

Viktoria Rott wins in the promotion thriller: 3: 2 against SC Sonnborn!

In the prestigious duel of the district league A, SC Viktoria Rott played against SC Sonnborn on April 27, 2025. Around 200 spectators visited the meeting of the two teams on Rolf-Drecker-Platz in Barmen, whereby Rott had to compete as a league leader and Sonnborn as fourth in the table. In the end, Viktoria Rott was able to prevail 3: 2, which is of great importance in the context of the promotion struggle for the district league. The team of coach Yousef Hidroj remains at the top and is optimistic about the further course of the season.

In the first half, the Rotter were able to play out a safe 1-0 lead, while the impression came about that the guests from Sonnborn had not yet fully arrived in the game. After the break, however, the competition became more intense, which coach Dimitrios Trasias also found: "We overslept the first half and made the game open after the break."

top game with heated course

The encounter between Rott and Sonnborn is special because it was not the first meeting of this season, but also met the teams in the past game. In this, the guests from Sonnborn managed to achieve a 1-1 after Danylo Plakhin had caused an early lead in the 10th minute. Vincenzo Graziano equalized only seven minutes later. However, this balanced match was characterized by heated moments, including several important decisions by the referee Sebastian Frank, who ultimately imposed a red card for Sonnborn in the 35th minute. A second dismissal followed in the 78th minute and even Rott received a yellow-red card in the 90th minute.

Despite the outnumber, Sonnborn managed to assert himself remarkably. Goalkeeper Murad Popov had a decisive part in several important parades that his team no longer conceded. Despite the respect that the SC Sonnborn received for this appearance, the team slipped to third place after the FK Yugoslavija Wuppertal's FK Yugoslavija.

context and other results

The victory of Viktoria Rott is an important step in your endeavor to climb into the district league. The coach Yousef Hidroj emphasized that modesty was still required in the square: "It was a highly competitive victory. But we have to remain modest. Nothing has been achieved yet." The course of the league is exciting, and the other results of this weekend also testify to the high competitive density in the district league A.

• FSV Vohwinkel - SuS hair braid: 2: 1 (0: 1)
• TFC Wuppertal - FC Iraklis Neviges: 6: 2 (2: 1)
• SV Bayer Wuppertal - SC Sonnborn 07 II: 3: 1 (1: 0)
• FC Mettmann 08 III - VfL Wuppertal: 3: 0 (3: 0)
• TuS Grün-Weiß Wuppertal II-FC Polonia Wuppertal: 3: 2 (1: 0)
• SF Wuppertal (9er) - TFC Wuppertal II: 2:10 (2: 5)
• FC Mettmann 08 IV - FSV Vohwinkel II: 3: 1 (0: 1)
• SC Uellendahl II - FC Polonia Wuppertal II: 1: 3 (0: 2)
• Women: Blau-Weiß Langenberg-SC Sonnborn 07: 1: 3 (0: 2)
• Women: SF Dönberg (9er) - FSV Vohwinkel: Discontinued

The upcoming games will show whether Rott can continue to claim the lead, while Sonnborn will do everything possible to free himself from its current predicament.