Promoted Rot-Weiss Essen has won the basement duel of the 3rd league and initially left the relegation zone with their first win of the season.
Christoph Dabrowski’s team beat second division relegated Erzgebirge Aue 2-1 (1-1).
Felix Bastians (23rd) and Jose-Enrique Rios Alonso (63rd) scored for the old master. Sam Schreck (55th) scored the interim equalizer for Aue, who conceded their fourth defeat (three draws) on the seventh day of the game and fell back to last place.
