Overview

• RWE routed Bezirksligist SV Solingen 10:0 at Stadion an der Hafenstraße on 27 August to progress, with 3,120 spectators reported including about 500 from Solingen.
• Seven players scored in the victory, and Jaka Cuber Potocnik, Dominik Martinovic, Marek Janssen and Ekin Celebi recorded their first competitive goals for the club.
• Loan striker Jaka Cuber Potocnik made his first competitive start for Essen after a recent muscle injury and marked it with a goal.
• Rot-Weiss Essen will travel to Regionalliga side Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in round two, with the date to be confirmed after the FVN’s 10 September window.
• Head coach Uwe Koschinat underscored the club’s intent to take the Niederrheinpokal seriously and target the trophy.