On Tue Mar 14th, in week 27, Rot-Weiss Essen hosts Osnabrück at Stadion Essen in a clash of the 3. Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Rot-Weiss Essen is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Erzgebirge Aue. Dimitrij Nazarov struck first for Erzgebirge Aue in the 22nd minute on a penalty kick, then Nazarov added another in the 30th minute on a penalty kick. Rot-Weiss Essen is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Osnabrück recorded a 2-0 shutout win against VfB Oldenburg. Ba-Muaka Simakala scored the first goal for Osnabrück in the 43rd minute, then Haktab Traorè added another in the 52nd minute on a feed from Ba-Muaka Simakala In the end, VfB Oldenburg couldn’t muster any offence and Osnabrück ran away with the shutout win. Osnabrück is on a hot streak lately, having won 9 of their last 10.
On Friday Sep 9th, Osnabrück hosted Rot-Weiss Essen at the Osnatel Arena in their last match together. Osnabrück won by a score of 1 to 0. Ba-Muaka Simakala struck first for Osnabrück in the 35th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rot-Weiss Essen couldn’t manage to score, and Osnabrück took the shutout win.
Erik Engelhardt has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Osnabrück. Rot-Weiss Essen is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Björn Rother and Thomas Eisfeld each having 2 goals in their last 5.