37
19:39
Elversberg shifts up a gear again! Woltemade also shows that he can run solo, but the last one-two in a confined space in the penalty area is then too much. Just a few seconds later, Koffi goes to the ball against Rauhut and forces an uncontrolled fist defense – Pinckert has advanced and takes the ball directly from the half-right, but only hits the side netting.
34
19:37
The next solo by an Elversberger will not be crowned with a goal! Jacobsen grabs the ball in midfield, plays a one-two and then moves quickly into Viktoria’s penalty area. A defender decides to slide tackle at the right time and thus ends the opponent’s run.
32
19:35
After a little more than half an hour, a balanced game has now developed. The guests survived the urge phase of the SVE after the equalization and now turn themselves back into the offensive more often. However, Viktoria has not yet found a solution to the high pressing.
30
19:31
Yellow card for Thore Jacobsen (SV 07 Elversberg)
Philipp turns up great in midfield and is stopped by Jacobsen who half hugs him. The referee has no choice but to give the SVE midfielder a yellow card for his tactical foul.
29
19:31
Viktoria counterattacks and moves to the left, where Handle takes the ball and turns to the right. His flick into the far corner is stopped by Pinckert, who puts his leg in.
27
19:29
It took almost half an hour for the guests to get their first corner kick. Philipp takes the standard from the left, but his cross comes down in front of the first post and can easily be cleared by Elversberg.
24
19:27
The SVE has now reduced the high pressing in places and only starts from the center line. However, Cologne has not been able to use the time in the build-up game to combine forward.
22
19:26
Mega parade from Rauhut! Woltemade asserts himself strongly on the right and crosses inwards – the header defense takes down Koffi technically worth seeing and puts the ball on his strong foot. The striker shoots from around seven meters, but finds his master in Rauhut because the debutant makes himself big and clears with a foot defense.
20
19:22
Kristof has to grab a shot from Cologne from the second row, but has no problems with the slightly deflected shot and initiates the next attack with a quick throw.
18
19:21
The guests are now trying to get more involved in the game with more ball possession, but the SVE is so high that Viktoria’s keeper Rauhut mostly looks in vain for free passes.
16
19:20
Schultz is there at the right time against Woltemade! Correia breaks through well on the left and sees that the striker has broken away in the backcourt and plays the ball into Woltemade’s foot. When accepting the ball, however, the play equipment jumps too far forward and Schultz can prevent the shot on goal with a stretched leg.
14
19:17
Elversberg caught himself immediately after the early goal and took control of the game. Nothing came from Viktoria after Meißner’s goal and SVE equalized.
12.
19:13
Tooor for SV 07 Elversberg, 1:1 by Jannik Rochelt
Elversberg equalizes just ten minutes later! Sahin conquers the ball in the center circle and doesn’t give it away when he solos through midfield. He leads the ball half-right to the edge of the penalty area and then plays a sensitive ball across the sixteen onto the back post, where Rochelt only has to put his foot down for his tenth goal of the season and sinks the ball in the far post.
8th.
19:11
Double excitement in the guests’ penalty area: Feil is attacked by several opponents and probably also hit on the foot. The referee lets the game continue, allowing the second tricky scene between Rauhut and Woltemade – the striker is easily hit by the keeper and demands a penalty. However, there are only corners that the hosts cannot exploit significantly.
6.
19:09
The SVE can’t be thrown off course at first and, as usual, starts at the front. However, Viktoria does not make any mistakes in the build-up, so there are no scoring chances.
4.
19:06
What a start to this Monday night game! The front runner comes under pressure due to the early deficit and now has to chase the 0:1.
2.
19:04
Tooor for Viktoria Cologne, 0: 1 by Robin Meißner
The Cologne use their first goal chance for an early lead! Philipp gets too much space on the left in midfield, can raise his head in peace and sees striker Meißner, who starts from the backcourt towards the penalty area. Viktoria’s number ten plays a volleyball worth seeing into the sixteen of the SVE and Meißner completes it with an outside instep as a direct acceptance flat in the corner!
1.
19:02
The referee blows the whistle and the ball rolls in Elversberg!
1.
19:02
game start
18:47
Elversberg won the first leg 2-0 – but as mentioned, the SVE can’t fall back on the double goal scorer Fellhauer today. At that time, this defeat extended a veritable series of bankruptcies for Cologne – eight games after the first leg, Viktoria was without a win. SVE coach Horst Steffen is well aware that the starting position in the second leg has now been completely turned around due to the past few weeks. He expects a difficult game because Cologne is on a roll and his team has to counter it with 100 percent.
18:38
The form curve of the last few weeks could not be more different when looking at the two teams: Viktoria Köln has only lost one of the last ten league games and is now unbeaten in seven games, including only two draws against Zwickau and Halle. As a result, the Cologne team has stabilized in midfield in ninth place, with TSV 1860 Munich only having one game more in eighth place because of the better goal difference. Things are a bit different for the reigning leader from Elversberg: the formerly juicy gap in second place has now shrunk to four points (with two games less). March was a month to forget for SVE overall, because the promoted team only managed one win against losers in five games in everyday league play. This away win should lay the foundation for a turnaround – can the hosts build on this win today?
18:28
Viktoria, on the other hand, is fully in the flow of the game and also secured three points in the midfield duel against SC Verl. Despite the 2-1 win, coach Olaf Janßen is forced to make several changes in the starting eleven: Keeper Voll is out due to illness, meaning that Rauhut is making his third division debut for Viktoria today. The second goalkeeper on the bench is also a new face, because with Bördner another goalkeeper from Cologne is not there today. Schüchter helps out with the pros who are currently ninth in the table. The other changes affect the defense of the guests from the Rhineland: Fritz and Dietz are not part of the squad with a yellow card, May and Siebert play instead from the start. Marseiler, who shone as a joker last weekend and shot his team to victory, has to come to terms with the role as a backup player today.
18:20
The SVE had no games for a whole 13 days – the last away game in Duisburg had to be canceled because the pitch was unplayable. The hosts’ enthusiasm for this floodlit game is correspondingly high. Despite the almost two-week break, Elversberg still has to do without long-term injuries, but keeper Kristof is back, who has recovered from his shoulder injury and is returning directly to the starting eleven. Fellhauer and Schnellbacher, on the other hand, have to watch, both of whom are suspended. For Fellhauer, Koffi starts up front and, together with Woltemade, forms the duo at the top. Fellhauer’s right-back position is taken over by Pinckert tonight.
18:02
Welcome to the last game of the 31st match day in the 3rd division. On Easter Monday, leaders Elversberg and Viktoria Köln meet tonight from 7 p.m.