RWE inspires 5-0 victory against Fortuna Cologne-Martinovic shines!

RWE inspires 5-0 victory against Fortuna Cologne-Martinovic shines!

Köln, Deutschland - On July 12, 2025, the football club Rot-Weiss Essen (RWE) experienced an impressive friendly against Fortuna Cologne, which ended with a clear 5-0 victory. The success, achieved in public, took place on Willi-Lippens-Platz on Hafenstrasse. Dominik Martinovic, who scored two goals, was instrumental in success, while Jannik Hofmann, Marek Janssen and Jaka Cuber Potocnik also met for RWE for the first time. At least 15 minutes after kick -off, Martinovic opened the goal in the 18th minute, after a nice preparatory work by Hofmann. Again it was Martinovic, who in the second half, specifically in the 47th minute, provided 2-0.

The test game ran over four sections of 30 minutes each and included a lot of excitement and numerous duels. Hofmann added in the 53rd minute and increased to 3: 0. Janssen and Cuber Potocnik closed in the 81st and 95th minute, the latter benefiting from a goalkeeper error. For RWE there were also four young talents, including Fadih Vasic and Franklin Opoku-Mensah, on the square, which illustrated the potential of the team for the coming season. The line -up provided for Brüning, Hofmann and Martinovic in the first half, while almost the entire team was changed in the second half.

preparation for the new season

The team of coach Uwe Koschinat uses the test games as an important step in preparation. After the very difficult test game against Hibernian FC, which was lost 2: 3, the game against Fortuna Cologne was a welcome confirmation of the training efforts. In this other test game, Martinovic caused a sensation again by twice the network. RWE will continue to work on the tactical form before the training camp in Wesendorf is due from July 14th to 18th

Several exciting encounters are also scheduled for the next few weeks. On July 18, RWE will meet 1. FC Magdeburg in another test game and a double test at FC Augsburg on July 25th also enjoyed great anticipation. A special highlight is also on August 18 when the team meets Borussia Dortmund in the first round of the DFB Cup.

new addition and player development

An exciting element of preparation is the newcomer from Jaka Čuber Potočnik, which rental from 1. FC Köln to RWE. The young striker has already passed all medical tests and will provide a breath of fresh air in the storm. Potočnik, who scored 23 goals in 28 games in the A-youth of Cologne, was described by RWE director Marcus Steegmann as strong and technically versed. His motivation is clearly noticeable and he is looking forward to the challenge that is imminent at RWE.

With a view of the coming season, RWE will try to shape a powerful group on the square with the experienced and young actors. The first round of the 3rd league, in which RWE starts on August 1st against TSV 1860 Munich, becomes a direct yardstick for the formed structures.

Rot-Weiss reports about the test game as well as about the preparations. But the challenges that were recognized during the defeat against Hibernian can also be found in the reports of the T-online The current tables and statistics of the regional league help to better classify the performance of RWE, as they can be found on Soccerstats247