The hosts had started courageously, but the favorite quickly took over the game control. Nevertheless, the events mostly played in midfield. While Elversberg tried to find the crucial solution, the home side put on counterattacks. The best chance missed Elversberg’s Bambasé Conté. Tom Zimmerschied failed shortly before the break on the great reacting Ulm goalkeeper Christian Ortag, SVE captain Lukas Pinckert am Werfenden defender Jan Boller.
After the restart, the guests continued to press the gate. Ulm could still defend everything. Lukas Petkov could have put his team in the lead, but the right wing shot freely over the empty Ulmer Tor. With the substitute Keidel, an additional impetus came into the game of the Saarlanders. It was also the 22 -year -old newcomer who broke the spell.
Second division Holstein Kiel meanwhile averted the entire start of the season and tore FC Homburg from all cup rooms. The Bundesliga relegated team won 2-0 (1-0) in the first round at the Saarland regional league. John Tolkin (24th minute) and Alexander Bernhardsson (90.+10) scored the goals in the Waldstadion.
Sterch coach Marcel Rapp had changed his team to six positions compared to the last home defeat. That paid off. The favorite was the better team from the start. The north German played concentrated and also the more neat ball. Homburg mostly had to react and was rarely able to develop. On the other hand, the outsider held courageously, but ultimately Kiel used one of his chances to take the lead.
After the break, Kiel held up the pace against Wacker fighting Homburg. Steven Skrzybski and Jonas Therkelsen failed on the strong Michael Geg in the Homburger Tor. As a result, the 23-year-old also saved his team from a higher deficit. Although the FCH threw everything forward again in the final phase and pressed Kiel on the defensive, but the first win of the season was no longer achieved. The northern lights celebrated it, which almost successfully completed a counterattack with the final whistle.