Erzgebirge Aue gambled away an important win in the bottom of the table in the 2nd Bundesliga and missed their first since November 20th. The Saxons only came to a 3:3 (0:1) at SC Paderborn on Friday – although they were in the lead until shortly before the end. With 16 points now, Aue jumped from last to penultimate place. Aue is nine points short of the relegation spot, but the gap could increase again in the course of the 24th matchday.
“Unfortunately, we’re standing here with a point, that’s very bitter. It feels like a defeat,” said Dotchev on “Sky”: “It was also bad luck, unfortunately we didn’t manage to reward ourselves again. Still, we have to let’s build on that achievement.”
Dennis Srbeny (26th) scored the lucky opening goal for the SCP. The guests, for whom sporting director Pavel Dotchev has also been the head coach since Wednesday, were the better team, with two converted penalties from Dimitrij Nazarov (63’/70′) and Ben Zolinski’s 2-1 (65′). successful. Kemal Ademi (89th) and Marcel Correia (90th + 2) equalized.
Aue already determined the initial phase in front of 3319 spectators. A few seconds were played when Zolinski (1st) shot the ball just past the Paderborn goal. Shortly thereafter, John-Patrick Strauss (4th) hit the crossbar with an unfortunate cross. Dotchev’s team stayed close and kept the SCP under pressure – but the goal came down the other side. Srbeny headed in from a free kick.
However, the guests did not let this unsettle them, but remained courageous. Nazarov converted the penalty after a handball by Jamilu Collins with nerves of steel and thus gave the starting signal for a furious phase for Auer. Zolinski counterattacked and Nazarov increased it again with a penalty kick. But Paderborn didn’t give up and fought for the draw.