Dynamo Dresden won their eastern derby against Energie Cottbus 1-0 on matchday 21 in the third division thanks to Sinan Tekerci’s goal in the 55th minute. The victory improved Dresden’s position in the promotion battle, as they are now in sixth place with 35 points. Cottbus are seventh with 34 points, just one adrift of third.
Arminia Bielefeld defended top spot thanks to a 3-0 victory over Hallescher FC. Fabian Klos bagged a first-half brace to put Bielefeld ahead and Christian Müller rounded off the scoring with a late strike. Arminia stay in first place, one point ahead of Preußen Münster, while Hallescher FC are in 13th on 28 points.
Preußen Münster stay in the hunt
A 1-0 victory against VfB Stuttgart II ensured that Preußen Münster remain in the hunt for top spot, sitting just one point behind table-toppers Bielefeld. Dominik Schmidt scored the only goal of the game in the second minute to extend Münster’s unbeaten run to eight games. Stuttgart’s reserves, on the other hand, have now suffered four defeats in their last five games.
MSV Duisburg recorded a 1-1 draw away to SG Sonnenhof Großaspach. They dropped a place to fourth but are still in contention at the top of the standings. Sonnenhof took the lead through Michele Rizzi’s penalty after 17 minutes, but Zlatko Janjic equalised for Duisburg in the 26th minute.
Regensburg remain in last
Jahn Regensburg still sit bottom after losing 2-0 at home to Stuttgarter Kickers. A Fabian Baumgärtel strike and a Marc Stein penalty secured victory for the visitors. Elsewhere, Borussia Dortmund II managed a 2-0 away win against Holstein Kiel. Oguzhan Kefkir and Edisson Jordanov provided the goals for BVB’s reserve team.
Chemnitzer FC continue to struggle, as they were on the wrong end of a 2-0 scoreline away to VfL Osnabrück, who are now unbeaten in nine of their last ten league games and stay in touch with the teams at the top of the standings. Chemnitz, meanwhile, suffered their fourth consecutive defeat and dropped to twelfth place. Stanislav Iljutcenko scored both goals for Osnabrück.
Kammlott puts Erfurt on path to victory
Rot-Weiß Erfurt recorded a 4-1 win against Hansa Rostock. The win sees Erfurt climb to eighth place, while Rostock stay in second-to-last place with just 17 points to their name. Carsten Kammlott scored twice in the first half, before Sebastian Tyrala made it 3-0 at the start of the second. Marcel Ziemer pulled one back for Rostock, but Andreas Wiegel restored Erfurt’s three-goal advantage and wrapped up the scoring.
SV Wehen Wiesbaden climbed into sixth following their 4-0 win against SpVgg Unterhaching. Nils-Ole Book, Luca Schnellbacher, Kevin Schindler and Sebastian Mrowca were all on target for the hosts. Unterhaching, on the other hand, stay in dangerous territory, with just a three-point cushion to the relegation zone.
