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Cottbus miss out on second place
The second team of Hannover II halted Energie Cottbus' winning streak in a clash of promoted teams. After four successive victories, the team of Energie coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz was held to a goalless draw in a game with few chances and missed out on a leap to second place in the table. "Whoever scores a goal here wins. We'll take the point. If you look at the course of the game, it's okay," said Tolcay Cigercy, who narrowly missed the goal in the first half, on Magentasport.
"Totally dissatisfied" was Cottbus coach Wollitz, who harshly criticized his team's performance. The team played with mistakes, uninspired, with too little mentality and gallantry: "I'd rather lose and play a good game. When you have the chance to finish second, I play differently. This league is so tight, no team can afford to do anything."
Wollitz is just as annoyed about the upcoming international break. The match in the national cup at Oranienburger FC scheduled for next weekend has been postponed due to US President Joe Biden's visit to Germany. "We don't have a test match opponent either," said Wollitz, "we will make good use of the 14 days, but we should first analyze this game thoroughly." Next matchday, leaders SV Sandhausen will visit Lusatia.
