Energie Cottbus reveals: The third division team clearly won against the reserve of VfB Stuttgart. Double scorer Engelhardt and triple assistant Cigerci shaped the game.
FC Energie Cottbus confidently won the Friday evening game in the 3rd football league. The Claus-Dieter Wollitz team defeated VfB Stuttgart’s second representation in front of 10,125 spectators in the Leag Stadium at home with 5: 0 (2-0). Eric Engelhardt (5th, 53rd minute), Henry Rorig (40th), Tim Campulka (67.) and Moritz Hannemann (90.+3) scored the goals. It was the highest third division victory in the Cottbus club history.
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The course of the game
Wollitz ‘decision to announce veteran Timmy Thiele in the starting eleven seemed to pay off after a few seconds: the striker jumped 35 meters in front of the goal after an accident attempt at the Stuttgart keeper. Thiele pulled off a little hastily, the ball narrowly missed his goal (1st).
The early Cottbus tour was made by the storm colleague: A sharply kicked corner kick by Jannis Boziais steered Engelhardt artistically on the net to 1: 0 (5th).
Although the guests had more playing in the first round, the Wollitz-Elf was a tone because it was more poisonous. The hosts fought the ball several times in the half field and quickly switched to counterattacks. Boziaris from around 10 meters (19th), King Manu by head (20th) and Axel Borgmann from the edge of the penalty area (33.) had good opportunities with their degrees. After a short urge of the guests – Marius Funk parried heavily against Mohamed Sankoh – Henry Rorig parried the 2-0: his free kick from 20 meters was struggled with Sankoh and struck in the goal (40th).
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Cottbus kept the pace high after the change of sides. The scene in the 53rd minute was symbolized for the determined appearance of the home side: Tolcay Cigercis Strammer conclusion in the penalty area was parried by VfB keeper Stefan Drljaca, but its unsettled teammates did not bring the ball out of the danger zone. The Cottbusers immediately conquered him and switched it over quickly. After a brisk combination, Cigerci put in the five across Engelhardt – the completed 3-0.
Detached Cottbusers now turned up: Cigerci brought a free kick from the half -distance high into the penalty area, where Tim Campulka headed up to 4: 0 (67.). Although the guests were close to the honor goal several times and met twice aluminum, it was Hannemann who marked the final point with the 5-0 in added time (90th+3).
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