After six years in the 2nd Bundesliga, Erzgebirge Aue is threatened with relegation. But in Paderborn it looked like points until just before the end. But then the club suffered a severe setback.
the FC Erzgebirge Aue has not won for the tenth time in a row. On Friday evening, the Saxons missed the important victory at SC Paderborn in stoppage time. Up until the 90th minute, Aue led 3-1 in a turbulent game. But Kemal Ademi (89th) and Marcel Correia (90th +2) managed to equalize for the home side. Tail light Aue gave the red lantern back to Ingolstadt, but still has to worry about staying up in the league. In the parallel game Hannover celebrated an important home win against Kiel.
SC Paderborn – Ore Mountains Aue
Erzgebirge Aue lost an important win in the final stages of the table and missed their first since November 20th. The Saxons only came to a 3:3 (0:1) at SC Paderborn on Friday – although they were in the lead until shortly before the end.
Dennis Srbeny (26th) scored the lucky opening goal for the SCP. The guests, for whom sporting director Pavel Dotchev has also been the head coach since Wednesday, were the better team, with two converted penalties from Dimitrij Nazarov (63’/70′) and Ben Zolinski’s 2-1 (65′). successful. Kemal Ademi (89th) and Marcel Correia (90th + 2) equalized.
Dimitrij Nazarov ice cold from the point: The striker scored twice from eleven meters. (Source: Picture Point LE/imago images)
Aue already determined the initial phase in front of 3319 spectators. A few seconds were played when Zolinski (1st) shot the ball just past the Paderborn goal. Shortly thereafter, John-Patrick Strauss (4th) hit the crossbar with an unfortunate cross. Dotchev’s team stayed close and kept the SCP under pressure – but the goal came down the other side. Srbeny headed in from a free kick.
However, the guests did not let this unsettle them, but remained courageous. Nazarov converted the penalty after a handball by Jamilu Collins with nerves of steel and thus gave the starting signal for a furious phase for Auer. Zolinski counterattacked and Nazarov increased it again with a penalty kick. But Paderborn didn’t give up and fought for the draw.
Hanover 96 – Holstein Kiel
Hannover 96 is still on the rise. Lower Saxony won against at home on Friday evening Holstein Kiel 2:0 (0:0) and drew level with the storks on points. Sebastian Kerk (65th minute) and Niklas Hult (72nd) scored in front of 9,200 spectators for the team coached by Christoph Dabrowski, who had a successful dress rehearsal for the quarter-finals in the DFB Cup managed. Then guest on Wednesday RB Leipzig in the HDI Arena.
Hannover’s players celebrate 1-0 through Sebastian Kerk: The victory over Kiel confirmed the strong form of Lower Saxony. (Source: Eibner/imago images)
In an even game, both teams had chances to take the lead before the break. 96 missed a triple chance in the 35th minute through Sebastian Stolze, Kerk and Maximilian Beier. Benedikt Pichler could have scored for the guests (45th).
After the change of sides it was the Hanoverians who took advantage of their chances. Kerk scored through Linton Maina and Hult after a nice combination. A little later, Hult made everything clear by extending a shot from Mark Diemers with a heel into the goal.