Rot-Weiss Essen – SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1:0 (0:0)

Red and white food earned beginning place within the relegation first leg towards SpVgg Greuther Fürth with a 1-0 (0-0) win and stays heading in the right direction for promotion. The membership desires to get again into the second division after 19 years. Torben Müsel scored for coach Uwe Koschinat’s third division workforce with a free kick within the 62nd minute. The second leg subsequent week falls on Tuesday Fürth the choice as to which of the 2 golf equipment will play within the second division subsequent season. For the Fürth second division workforce, a defeat would imply relegation to the third division for the primary time since 1997.

“A cauldron awaits us,” Fürth coach Heiko Vogel mentioned earlier than the sport and he was proper. They had been cheered on by their followers Essenians’ desire for advancement can be noted. Nonetheless, Fürth had the primary possibilities to attain. Essen goalkeeper Jakob Golz fended off a free kick from Felix Klaus from the penalty space. Within the sixteenth minute, Jannik Dehm fired his first warning shot onto the crossbar. Fürth’s Essen-born prime scorer Noel Futkeu narrowly missed the purpose with an overhead kick. Earlier than the break, each golf equipment drew 0-0.

The fashion of the sport didn’t change after the break. The friends initially had the higher ending conditions. Golz was there once more when captain Branimir Hrgota shot. The Fürth workforce, who had solely saved themselves to sixteenth place with a 3-0 win towards Fortuna Düsseldorf on the final second division matchday, had been hardly ever harmful. Essen was nearer to a purpose – after Kaito Mizuta narrowly missed within the 58th minute, Müsel did not miss the possibility. Essen continued to push ahead within the last part.