The MSV Duisburg footballers remain winless in the women’s Bundesliga.
Coach Thomas Gerstner’s team lost 0-1 (0-1) in the SGS Essen derby at the end of the fourth matchday and remains in a relegation zone with just one point.
Essen moved up to sixth place thanks to its second success of the season. Annalena Rieke scored the goal (40th).