The small upswing of third division soccer team Erzgebirge Aue is already over again. The Saxons lost 0:2 (0:1) at 1. FC Saarbrücken and must continue to fear for relegation. Kasim Rabihic (40th minute) and Florian Krüger (49th) scored the goals for the superior home side at Ludwigspark.
After three defeats, there was recently a narrow victory against VfB Stuttgart II. Now the euphoria has faded again. Aue remain at the bottom of the table with 43 points. At least the gap to the relegation places has not narrowed.
Aue disappoint in Saarland
Jens Härtel had to make one change to his squad. Mika Clausen came on for the suspended Borys Taschtschy. Linus Rosenlöcher had to withdraw shortly before kick-off and was replaced by Anthony Barylla. The visitors were forced into defense right from the start. Saarbrücken immediately piled on the pressure. However, Aue, who failed to make their own mark in attack, were still able to prevent shots from being scored.
That changed. Aue took the overdue lead shortly before the break and Saarbrücken added to their tally shortly after the restart. In possession, Aue were unable to get into the dangerous areas and were lucky that FCS were so careless with their opportunities.
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