For the second time since 2020, 1. FC Lok Leipzig are champions of the North-East Regional Football League. With a 4:2 (2:1) win at FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt on the final matchday, coach Jochen Seitz's charges secured the right to play in the relegation play-off for the 3rd division against northern champions TSV Havelse on May 28 and June 1. The first match will take place in Leipzig. Meanwhile, runners-up Hallescher FC lost 0:4 (0:2) at Greifswalder FC.
Before the final matchday, Lok had a three-point and six-goal lead over second-placed Hallescher FC. A preliminary decision in Lok's favor was already made in the first half. HFC were 2-0 down after 45 minutes in Greifswald thanks to two goals from David Voigt (16th, 20th). Leipzig led 2-1 at this point in Erfurt. Damian Cevis (12') and Stefan Maderer (42') scored for the Saxons, while Obed Chidindu Ugondu (36') had equalized for Rot-Weiß in the meantime.
After the break, things turned bitter for Halle. Soufian Benyamina (58') and Pascal Schmedemann (85') increased the lead to 4:0 for Greifswald, which led to the highest defeat of the season for the relegated third division side. Meanwhile, Pasqual Verkamp (59) and Djamal Ziane (87) made everything clear with a penalty. Red & White only had one more goal to counter these goals with a penalty converted by Andy Trübenbach (66).
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