VfL Osnabrück turns the game late and remains in the promotion race

Second division relegated VfL Osnabrück has maintained its chance of promotion in the 3rd division thanks to great morale. Coach Daniel Scherning’s team beat SC Verl 3-2 (1-1) despite two deficits.

In fifth place in the table, Lower Saxony (51 points) are now seven points behind the relegation rank occupied by Eintracht Braunschweig (58). Osnabrück, who have three wins from the past four games, have played two games less.

Marc Heider (85th) scored the winning goal for Lower Saxony in front of 10,000 spectators at the Bremen Bridge. Ron Berlinski (20′) and Aaron Berzel (67′) had previously brought the guests forward, Haktab Omar Traore (31′) and Sebastian Klaas (73′, penalty kick) equalized twice.

Coach Michel Kniat’s team from Los Angeles is still in 17th place and thus on a relegation zone. The saving shore is four meters away.

Osnabrück vs. Verl: The lineups

Osnabrueck: Kühn – Omar Traore, Gugganig, Trapp, Kleinhansl – Kunze, Köhler, Bapoh (55th Klaas) – Simakala (55th Oduah), Heider (86th Wahling), Opoku (83rd Higl). – Trainer: Scherning

Lost: Thiede – Mikic, Berzel, Pernot, Lannert – Schwermann (57 Baack), Sapina, Corboz – Berlinski (63 Petkow), Akono (77 Koruk), Grodowski (76 Putaro). – Trainer: Kniat

3rd league: The table after the 33rd matchday

Place	team	games	Gates	difference	Points
1	1 FC Magdeburg	31	65:32	33	66
2	1 FC Kaiserslautern	32	51:19	32	60
3	Eintracht Braunschweig	32	56:31	25	58
4	TSV 1860 Munich	31	50:40	10	52
5	VfL Osnabrueck	30	46:32	14	51
6	1. FC Saarbrucken	31	45:35	10	51
7	Waldhof Mannheim	31	45:36	9	50
8th	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	31	44:36	8th	46
9	Borussia Dortmund II	31	43:38	5	44
10	FSV Zwickau	32	36:39	-3	40
11	SC Freiburg II	31	28:38	-10	40
12	SV Meppen	31	36:49	-13	39
13	Victoria Cologne	32	34:50	-16	37
14	Hallescher FC	30	38:41	-3	35
15	MSV Duisburg	31	42:61	-19	35
16	FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin	32	39:53	-14	34
17	SC ext	31	44:58	-14	30
18	Würzburg Kickers	31	26:47	-21	24
19	TSV Havelse	31	26:59	-33	19
20	Türkgücu Munich	0	0:0	0	0