Aue relegation sealed - Hansa slip up - Cottbus record win

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Dead silence: Aue relegated after 23 years of professional football

After the final whistle, there was brief dead silence in the Erzgebirgsstadion. After 23 years of professional soccer, Aue have been relegated. Even against SV Wehen Wiesbaden, the first third division win in 2026 was not achieved. The 2:2 draw sealed relegation. And in the year of the club's 80th anniversary of all things. "I'm a realist and knew what I was letting myself in for. Nevertheless, the boys stepped on the gas. That gives me hope for the future," said interim coach Chwitscha Schubitidse on MagentaSport and said of his future: "I assume that everything will be clarified within the next two to three weeks. This is my favorite club! If I can help, I'm happy to help!".

According to president Thomas Schlesinger, a future with him is "an option". He added that they had also "spoken to all the players". The official was self-critical after the relegation: "As a board, we had largely stayed out of the sport. We have to put up with the accusation that we didn't listen to the voices that said this earlier: A board must know what's going on in the dressing room. As a board, we should have spoken up sooner." The draw leaves Aue as the only team of all 54 German professional clubs without a win in 2026.

Moritz Flotho (24th minute) and Tarik Gözüsirin (78th) had both put the Hessians ahead, while Tristan Zobel (27th) and Moritz Seiffert (85th) equalized for Aue. In the 69th minute, Wiesbaden's Niklas May was shown a yellow card after a repeated foul.

Hansa are outclassed at home: "Absolute catastrophe"

Hansa Rostock were outclassed at home. The Kogge suffered a 2:5 (0:3) shipwreck against SSV Jahn Regensburg. "It's an absolute disaster that you deliver such a home game with so many crucial mistakes," said coach Daniel Brinkmann. A week after the disappointing 0-0 draw against 1. FC Schweinfurt 05, who had already been relegated, Hansa put in another sobering performance. After goals from Oscar Schönfelder (12) and the outstanding Eric Hottmann (43/45+5/49), the debacle was foreshadowed early on.

Christian Kinsombi (51') and an own goal from Regensburg's Leopold Wurm (56') gave them hope once more. But Hottmann scored his fourth goal in the closing stages (87'). Rostock's sporting director Amir Shapourzadeh had already been shown a red card at the break for complaining. As a result, Rostock were out of the promotion battle. "It was mentioned a hundred times that we were in the box. Then you can't deliver shit like that. You don't have to be surprised that you concede five goals in a home game. That's embarrassing, not Hansa-like and not worthy," said Brinkmann.

Boy from Cologne leads Energie to success

A native of Cologne, of all places, played a key role in FC Energie Cottbus' record-breaking win. The Lusatians won 2-0 at Viktoria Köln to celebrate their 19th win of the season, a record they have never achieved before. The father of the victory was defender King Manu, who scored the second goal despite having received a fifth yellow card and will therefore miss next Sunday's top match at MSV Duisburg.

"He's a fantastic person. I'm absolutely delighted for him that he scored the goal," said Energie coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz on MagentaSport, explaining: "King Manu is one of the most interesting players. He has a positive arrogance. He's playing his first season consistently, has no injuries, is an absolute feel-good player.

Manu himself remained modest, putting the team first. "We are mentality monsters, the team with the best mentality. We did a lot of analysis, talked to each other a lot. Fortunately, we became even more composed towards the end of the season," said Manu. He promised full throttle for the rest of the season: "Three games, nine points, we have everything in our own hands."