Porz Stuns Eintracht Hohkeppel 4-2 in Free-Flowing Oberliga Clash, Reigniting Survival Hopes

On a crisp autumn afternoon at Kunstrasenplatz Brucknerstraße, Porz delivered a stirring performance to upend high-flying Eintracht Hohkeppel 4-2, a result that punctuates a season marked by wild swings and overdue redemption for the hosts. For a team mired in the lower reaches of the Oberliga Mittelrhein, this was more than three points—it was a proclamation: Porz, battered but unbowed, still has something to say in this campaign.

From the first whistle, the match pulsed with urgency, each side intent on rewriting their October narrative. Porz, recently humbled by a five-goal drubbing at home to Bornheim and a narrow defeat to TuS BW Königsdorf, pressed high from the opening moments. The intent paid rapid dividends. In the 11th minute, Porz’s talismanic forward, Daniel Weber, capitalized on a defensive lapse, ghosting into space to slot home the opener and bring the home supporters to their feet.

The visitors, perched at fifth in the table after an unbeaten September and an authoritative 2-0 win over Wegberg-Beeck, appeared rattled. Within 20 frenetic minutes, Porz doubled their advantage. Midfield orchestrator Luca Demir threaded a sublime through-ball behind the Hohkeppel back line, allowing Marcello Dias to finish with clinical precision. Hohkeppel, whose defense had conceded just two goals in their last three outings, suddenly looked disjointed and vulnerable.

Halftime arrived with Porz holding a deserved 2-0 lead and the scent of an upset hanging heavy in the air. Yet, anyone who has tracked Eintracht Hohkeppel’s rise this season knew complacency would be punished. The visitors stormed out after the break with renewed resolve; just five minutes in, captain Jonas Müller halved the deficit, deftly glancing home a corner to silence the home crowd and tilt momentum.

Porz, however, refused to retreat. The game’s critical turning point arrived in the 65th minute. Surging forward on a swift counterattack, Dias was felled just outside the area, resulting in a free kick from 20 yards. Weber, undeterred by the occasion, struck a curling effort that took a wicked deflection, leaving Hohkeppel’s goalkeeper rooted and Porz once again two goals to the good.

Hohkeppel was not finished. They responded with attacking purpose, and in the 73rd minute, young winger Tim Schulte lashed a low drive past Porz’s Florian Richter to make it 3-2 and set up a nervy finale. The visitors poured numbers forward, searching for an equalizer to preserve their impressive start to the season.

But on this day, it was Porz’s resilience that defined the match. In the 88th minute, substitute Emre Yildiz extinguished Hohkeppel’s hopes, breaking clear on the counter and calmly finishing to seal a 4-2 triumph. As the final whistle sounded, the Porz bench emptied in celebration—a cathartic release after weeks of frustration and self-doubt.

For Porz, this result does more than lift them from 12th place to the relative safety of the middle tier; it shatters the narrative that had begun to crystalize after their recent losses. Their record now stands at 2-1-3 (7 points), with signs that attacking verve and team spirit may yet steer them clear of a relegation scrap. The four-goal outburst, against a side that had kept two clean sheets in its last three matches, is the clearest signal yet that Porz’s season is alive with possibility.

Eintracht Hohkeppel, meanwhile, must reckon with an afternoon where promising spells of possession melted into costly errors. Their fifth-place standing (3-2-1, 11 points) is secure for now, but the defeat exposes cracks in a side previously tipped to challenge for promotion. A leaky defense and missed opportunities in front of goal will be chief among the concerns as they prepare for a string of matches against direct rivals.

The stakes from here are plain. Porz, emboldened by a statement win, turn their gaze upward, eyeing the stability of mid-table and perhaps more; their ability to channel today’s intensity will determine how far they climb. Eintracht Hohkeppel, wounded but hardly vanquished, face the test of rebounding quickly, lest their promising September gives way to a winless October.

On a day when form books were upended and autumn sunlight shimmered on Brucknerstraße’s plastic turf, Porz authored the season’s most stirring chapter yet—a victory that may echo long beyond the final whistle.