The unblemished home record of Erzgebirge Aue against 1. FC Saarbrücken is gone. After four wins from four games across the league so far, the Saxons missed out on three points against the Saarland side at home for the first time in a 1-1 (1-0) draw. Marcel Bär (18th minute) gave Aue the lead, Kai Brünker (81st minute) scored the deserved equalizer for the strongest away team in the third soccer league. Saarbrücken thus remain without defeat for the fifth game in a row.
There was a lot of excitement after just four minutes when Marvin Stefaniak was pulled off his feet by former Auer player Calogero Rizzuto in the penalty area - but the referee did not blow his whistle. After that, the aluminum prevented Auer from taking the lead when guest player Patrick Schmidt (12) headed the ball onto his own crossbar after a corner. Boris Tashchy (18) also only hit the inside of the post. Bär did better, nodding in a cross from Linus Rosenlöcher to make it 1-0. It was his sixth goal of the season.
Saarbrücken dominate the game
After just over half an hour of play, the visitors appealed for a penalty when Steffen Nkansah hit FCS striker Schmidt on the foot. Again, the whistle was not blown. Shortly afterwards, Aue goalkeeper Martin Männel jumped all over Simon Stehle in an attempt to clear the ball without hitting it, but referee Martin Speckner did not penalize the action. Stehle was unable to continue.
The visitors were still the dominant team after the break, but struggled to make the most of their chances. Only Brünker redeemed Saarbrücken when he beat Männel in an aerial duel and scored to make it 1-1. In the final minute of stoppage time, Omar Sijaric had a chance to win the game at home with a header, but Saarbrücken goalkeeper Phillip Menzel made a brilliant save.
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