Hansa Rostock ends Auer's streak and climbs to fifth place

FC Hansa Rostock have continued their assault on the promotion places and ended FC Erzgebirge Aue's run of success in the process. The Baltic club won 4:1 (3:1) on the 28th matchday of the 3rd Football League.

Adrien Lebeau (3) had put Hansa ahead early on. After Ryan Naderi (15) made it 2-0, Marcel Bär (17) reduced the deficit virtually on the counter-attack. Nils Fröling (36') restored the two-goal gap, which Christian Kinsombi (87') extended with a penalty. While Hansa climbed to fifth place, FC Erzgebirge remain in tenth.

The match began with a cold shower for the visitors. Hansa's first attack was a counter-attack. Benno Dietze played in Jan Mejdr on the wing, whose precise low pass was headed into the far corner by Lebeau from the edge of the penalty area.

Auer's defending was anything but compact on quick counter-attacks in the ensuing period. That's how the 2:0 came about when Hansa goalkeeper Benjamin Uphoff found the starting Naderi with a long shot, Rosenlöcher was far too late and the Hansa striker was able to shoot in with ease.

Bär injures Achilles tendon after goal

Hansa were not on top of their game after that either, however. Mika Clausen found Bär with a cross-field pass, who finally scored again in center-forward style. However, the 32-year-old suffered an unintended injury after 40 minutes and had to be substituted immediately with a suspected Achilles tendon tear.

At FC Erzgebirge, there was no mistaking that the well-established back three was not stable due to the yellow card suspensions of Andrej Barylla and Steffen Nkansah. The 3:1 was further proof of that.

Hardly any compelling chances after the break

After the break, the attacking power was out of the game. Hansa played in a considered manner and waited for counter-attacking opportunities. Auer had a lot of possession, but hardly created any compelling chances. Rostock's Kinsombi missed one of the best opportunities, hitting the inside of the post in the 71st minute. He then scored from the penalty spot shortly before the end.