Despite a strong performance in the first home game of the third division season, Energie Cottbus did not reward itself. The team of coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz had to be satisfied with a 3: 3 goal in the last minute.
The FC Energie Cottbus has to accept a bitter draw at the start of the third division season. Despite three goals, the Lausitzer could not win the home game in the Cottbus stadium and had to live with a late 3: 3 (2: 1).
In doing so, they missed the first three points to get on their way to relegation. An early double pack from Tolcay Cigerci earned Cottbus in the lead. Energy showed a courageous performance and always had an answer to the first two Saarbrücken goals. However, the Saarlanders stayed tuned and still equalized at the last minute.
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The course of the game
Energy dominant started the game and defensively stood stable in the newly formed chain of four. A rehearsed corner variant quickly ensured the deserved Cottbus leadership. The flat cross from Henry Rorig let striker Erik Engelhardt Clever on Cigerci, who walved ice cold to the lead from the back room (13th minute). Just a little later, Cottbus almost added. After a strong pass from Cigerci, newcomer Justin Butler just barely shot past the goal in the penalty area.
However, the Cottbusers did not even think of turning back a gear. The playful left -back Leon Guwara saw the Cigerci completely free on the right after a solo. He could not be asked twice and slammed the ball past Saarbrücken goalkeeper Phillip Menzel into the corner (21st).
But only five minutes later the shock at Saarbrücken’s first serious attack followed: on a flank through Lasse Wilhelm from the right side, the Cottbus defensive Tim Civeja lost sight of it, who headed dryly. Shortly before half-time, the team of coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz could have increased again. Cigerci staged Butler, who could not use the top -class double chance of 3-1 and failed twice on goalkeeper Menzel.
Saarbrücken transforms penalty
Even at the beginning of the second round, energy was the team -stronger team and always came dangerously in front of the Saarbrücken goal. In the 57th minute, Guwara sent butler on the left, who brought the ball sharply into the sixteen. There Engelhardt turned around his own axis and put the ball considered 3-1 into the far corner (57th).
As with the 2-0, Saarbrücken quickly struck back. After an unfortunate handball by Jonas Hofmann on the penalty area border, referee Martin Wilke pointed to the penalty point. Saarbrückens Florian Pick confidently converted the due penalty into the middle (61st). Shortly before the end, it burned again in the penalty area of the Cottbus. After a flank from the right side, energy goalkeeper Elias Bethke and Florian Pick shifty into the last-minute equalization.
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