Essen (dpa / lnw) – Rot-Weiss Essen has set an exclamation mark in the relegation battle of the 3rd football league. At the end of the 9th match day, the promoted team defeated 1. FC Saarbrücken 1-0 (1-0) and inflicted the first defeat of the season on the promotion candidate. After the second win of the season, RWE is in 15th place, one point ahead of the relegation zone. Saarbrücken is fourth.
Felix Götze (37th), younger brother of former world champion Mario Götze, who was loaned out by Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, scored the winning goal with his first third division goal for RWE in front of 15,907 spectators (37th). Curious: In injury time, Saarbrücken keeper Daniel Batz headed just wide after a free kick.
