In the sleet, FC Ingolstadt got the minimal chance of a rescue miracle in the 2nd Bundesliga after an early dismissal for FC Erzgebirge Aue.
The bottom of the table won 3-2 (2-0) against the penultimate on Friday evening after a turbulent final phase. In front of 4189 spectators, substitute Andreas Poulsen scored the winning goal for the hosts with a wonderfully placed long-range shot in added time.
Patrick Schmidt (24th minute) and Visar Musliu (28th) scored in Schanzer’s 300th second division game. Substitute Antonio Jonjic (69′) and Sören Gonther (89′) almost rewarded Aue’s fighting spirit with a draw with ten men.
After the red card for Aue’s attacker Prince Osei Owusu, who foolishly attacked FCI captain Marcel Gaus in the 7th minute, the FCI only used their superiority in the basement duel in the first half.
Coach Rüdiger Rehm’s team came within 18 points of Aue’s lead. Even relegation rank 16, which Dynamo Dresden occupies (28 points), can hardly be reached.
Schmidt scored before the break after a combination via Florian Pick and Filip Bilbija. Macedonian international Musliu raised his head from a corner kick. The guests fought back after the break with ten men. Jonjic scored after a single action, Gonther dusted off. Then came Poulsen.