Cottbus ice-cold against Rostock- Dynamo and Aue also win

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Rostock dominate, but Cottbus score

Energie Cottbus are serious about leading the table in the winter break. The 3:1 win against FC Hansa Rostock ensured their return to the top, which Dynamo Dresden held for two nights. Above all, the how made it clear that something big has now grown in Lusatia. It was a crazy game in which you also need luck," said Energie coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz on "MagentaSport"

An important insight: At Energie, everyone attacks and defends. Defender Tim Campulka took the lead with an arcing header, but prevented a certain 1:1 with a great tackle on Sigurd Haugen and provided the assist for 2:0. Campulka's fellow striker Maximilian Krauß was even more visible. He first squandered a 100 percent chance, then made it 2-0 in a well-considered manner before finally preventing the second goal after a sprint across the entire pitch to beat Rostock's Ryan Naderi 3-1. "When you're in a flow like that, you always give a few more percent," said Wollitz, praising his entire team.

And Hansa? For coach Daniel Brinkmann, it was the second defeat with the Kogge. It was certainly avoidable, as Rostock dominated the first half but couldn't get the ball into the Cottbus goal. Haugen and Franz Pfanne only hit the aluminum, and there were also opportunities in the second half. Nils Fröling missed the post again before Haugen failed to take advantage of a great chance.

"It's too easy to blame it all on bad luck. We have to be more consistent," said Brinkmann on missing so many chances. But he also saw problems in defense. "Ultimately, we also have to defend better," said the coach, but he did not want to pass the baton on his team. "We played very passionately, I can't really blame my team," said Brinkmann.

Dynamo's "dirty win" for the fans

The Dynamo Dresden players and staff stood in front of the K-Block, swayed to the "SG-Dynamo-Walzer", which was performed in many voices, and were simply happy. The 2:1 victory against SV Waldhof Mannheim was hard-fought, but ultimately won in the style of a top team. You have to win games like that if you want to stay at the top of the table.

"That's the kind of game when you realize it's competitive. I said beforehand that it's one of those dirty games that you have to win. We draw it and then the emotions are sometimes different. You can't control that," said Dynamo coach Thomas Stamm on "MagentaSport" after he had already euphorically shouted out his joy at the success by his standards.

Dynamo remain unbeaten at home, which delighted the fans before Christmas. This was garnished by two clean goals from Niklas Hauptmann and Jakob Lemmer. The latter then admitted - contrary to what has been propagated time and time again - that they are taking a look or two at the table. "What matters now is that we can go into the winter break on a positive note and perhaps also secure first place. Anyone would be lying if they said they weren't looking at the table. But what's important is where we end up," said the Dresden attacker.

Sijaric show gives Aue a historic result

He's self-confident, Omar Sijaric. When asked about his goal to make it 3:1 in the 6:4 win over SV Sandhausen, the FC Erzgebirge Aue striker said: "Hopefully...", referring to a nomination for "Goal of the Month". The side-footed strike certainly has the potential to do so. "I think at first I wanted to head the ball into the goal to make it dangerous again. It comes straight back, and then I just decided to take it like that," said the treble scorer on "MagentaSport".

Ten goals in one match - that's only ever happened once before in the 3rd division. In 2009, Eintracht Braunschweig and Fortuna Düsseldorf drew 5:5. "The team really deserved the win, and I'm naturally delighted about that. Today we played things out cleanly, were highly focused and then you win a wild game like that," said Aue's interim coach Jörg Emmerich.

After the recent low blows, Aue showed mental strength. First they fell behind, then every goal they conceded was immediately answered with a goal of their own. "We're incredibly happy to take the three points - it was a real relief, especially after the difficult time," said Sijaric.