Against Saarbrücken: VfL Osnabrück convinced – but didn’t win again

As of: 08/27/2022 6:48 p.m

VfL Osnabrück is still waiting for its second win of the season after the sixth match day in the third division. Against Saarbrücken, despite a good performance on Saturday, it was only enough for a 2:2 (1:1).

The guests went into the game with a clean sheet without conceding a goal. But anyone who thought it would be difficult for Osnabrück’s unimpressive attack was mistaken: VfL was the better team and kept Saarbrücken in trouble.

Already in the eighth minute, Marc Heider ran freely towards the goal. Shoot? Fit? The veteran thought for too long and ultimately decided on an intercepted cross pass. Shortly afterwards, the cold shower: Richard Neudecker marked the lead (10th) for the guests from eleven meters.

Heider is the first to score against Saarbrücken

VfL was unimpressed and came to a well-deserved equalizer. FCS keeper Daniel Batz let a shot from Ba-Muaka Simakala slip through his legs, Heider pushed the ball over the line (20′). Simakala was the most conspicuous player at Bremen Bridge anyway. He threw up the defense of the Bundesliga founding member at will and had two great chances to take the lead before the break (23’/26′).

After the change of sides, Simakala hung up for Heider, whose shot was parried by Batz. A tour of the hosts would have been well deserved by now. But as is so often the case in football, things turned out differently: Saarbrücken took advantage of a counterattack and went in front for the second time through Sebastian Jacob (63rd).

Osnabrück pushes, but only comes to equalize

But again, VfL didn’t let a setback throw them off course. Sven Köhler was not attacked in the center and scored from the edge of the penalty area to make it 2-2 (69th). Osnabrück did not want to settle for just one point. After the course of the game, a win would undoubtedly have been deserved.

FCS keeper Batz thwarted the possible winning goal several times in the final phase. But VfL goalkeeper Philipp Kühn also had to intervene decisively against Marvin Cuni (83′).

Ultimately, the Lower Saxony could be satisfied with their performance. However, the way to the top group of the league is already long after six matchdays. Second in the table Elversberg already has nine points more, leaders 1860 Munich even ten.

Match statistics VfL Osnabruck – 1. FC Saarbrucken

6th matchday, 27.08.2022 2:00 p.m

VfL Osnabrueck2
1. FC Saarbrucken2

Gates:

  • 0:1 Neudecker (10.)
  • 1:1 Heider (20.)
  • 1:2 Jacob (63rd)
  • 2:2 Koehler (68.)

VfL Osnabrueck: P. Kühn – OH Traoré, Gyamfi, Beermann, Kleinhansl (87. Haas) – Tesche, Köhler (87. Chato), L. Kunze (69. Wulff) – Putaro (81. Oduah), Heider (70. Higl), Simakala
1. FC Saarbrucken: Batz – Thoelke, Swede (66th Grimaldi), Zellner – Jänicke, Zeitz, Krätschmer – Kerber, Neudecker (76th Gnaase) – Jacob (90th Uaferro), Günther-Schmidt (66th Cuni)

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