It’s been a good two years since Gerrit Wegkamp (29) left FSV Zwickau for Munster. Now the attacker is knocking on the third division goal with the regional league team.
Moenchengladbach – It’s been a good two years since Gerrit Wegkamp (29) died FSV Zwickau left for Munster. Now the attacker is knocking on the door to the 3rd division with the Munsters.
One of Gerrit Wegkamp’s (29, left) strengths is his header game. He took advantage of this on Sunday afternoon. © IMAGO/foal photo
It must have been more than 1,000 Prussian-Münster fans who made the 150-kilometer journey to the Grenzlandstadion in Mönchengladbach on Sunday afternoon.
The reason for the tour was the top game in the West Regional League between the U23s from Borussia Mönchengladbach and their eagle carriers. And right in the middle: Ex-Zwickau Gerrit Wegkamp and former Chemnitz Dennis Grote (36).
Both are regulars at table leaders and league Croesus Preußen Münster. And especially for Wegkamp, the Sunday encounter should have been a double reason for joy.
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Not only did the Prussians win the top game, the striker became the match winner by heading in the 2-1 winner for the Prussians. Curious: Seconds earlier, Wegkamp had only hit the timbers after a corner, but he did it better on the second try.
With the win, Munster distanced Gladbach to eleven points and one game less in the battle for promotion. The Prussians’ only remaining opponent is Wuppertaler SV, who are nine points behind.
He won the chasing duel at the Aachen Tivoli 4:1 and thus kicked Alemannia out of the promotion race.
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From summer 2019 to January 2021, Gerrit Wegkamp played for FSV Zwickau and scored eight competitive goals. © Picture Point / Gabor Krieg
For Wegkamp and Grote, the current season is a tailor-made season. Before the start, the Munsters were also traded as a promotion favorite thanks to the well-known squad – they live up to this role.
Despite top-class competition such as Andrew Wooten (33), who scored 52 goals in the 2nd Bundesliga, Wegkamp earned a regular place and is Munster’s top scorer with 13 stalls.
Meanwhile, in Zwickau, Wegkamp went through one and a half sporty mixed years. The birth of his first child, daughter Amelia, was more gratifying during this period in early 2020.
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For family reasons, the native of Ochtruper moved back to the Münsterland a good year later, where it seems to suit both sport and family.
Wegkamp is only two goals away from his 15-goal record from the 2014/15 season (for Bayern U23). Meanwhile, his contract expires at the end of the season, but Münster would be stupid if they let their top scorer go.
An accurate penalty area striker like Wegkamp could also be ex-club Zwickau im third division– Use relegation battle well.