FCS slips to 4th place: Last chance of the relegation place!

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Alemannia Aachen defeats 1. FC Saarbrücken in the Tivoli Stadium with 4: 2 and secures the whereabouts in the 3rd division.
Alemannia Aachen defeats 1. FC Saarbrücken in the Tivoli Stadium with 4: 2 and secures the whereabouts in the 3rd division. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

On May 10, 2025, the 1st FC Saarbrücken experienced a bitter defeat against Alemannia Aachen in the last away game of the current third division season. The game ended 2: 4, which means that Saarbrücken falls back in the race for the relegation place to the 2nd Bundesliga.

The last important games of the season took place in front of 30,850 spectators in the Tivoli Stadium in Aachen in front of 30,850 spectators, including about 5,000 fans from Saarbrücken. The FCS had confirmed that in the first 75 minutes of the game they appeared weak and only in the first half only happily went into the break with one goal. Danilo Wiebe already scored 1-0 for Aachen in the 33rd minute

Weak performance and injury -plagued team

coach Alois Schwartz had made unopted changes in the starting eleven after a disappointing cup performance and numerous injuries and blocks. Only two players, Joel Bichsel and Tim Paterok, remained in the initial formation, whereby Paterok replaced the injured tram goalkeeper Phillip Menzel.

The second half started catastrophic for FCS when Gianluca Gaudino scored 2-0 for Aachen in the 52nd minute. This goal fell after Saarbrücken continued to have problems becoming dangerous on the offensive. The 3-0 for Aachen fell in the 69th minute through a penalty from Bentley Bahn.

Although Florian Krüger reduced to 1: 3 in the 75th minute for Saarbrücken, hope blossomed briefly. However, Aachen restored the old distance from Anton Heinz in the 85th minute. Kasim Rabihic then provided the final score of 2: 4.

relegation place in danger

With this defeat, the FCS slips to fourth place in the table, tied with Energie Cottbus, which was victorious against Hansa Rostock. Saarbrücken now needs a canteen victory in the last game of the season against Borussia Dortmund II to keep the chances of relegation. It could be crucial that you achieve a better goal difference compared to Cottbus.

Aachen, on the other hand, can look forward to the whereabouts of whereabouts in the league through this important victory and thus further puts the FCS under pressure. The FCS had more possession of the ball throughout the game, but was hardly able to develop exclusive goal danger from it, which clearly shows that the offensive forces were not in top form at this crucial moment.

The last minutes of the game showed a rearing of the FCS, but it wasn't enough to turn the game decisively. Now it remains to be seen whether the FCS can call up the necessary performance in the very last game of the season and whether the team will initiate the necessary steps in order not to lose sight of the promotion to the second Bundesliga next year.

For a detailed analysis of the services of all teams in the 3. League, including the positions of Alemannia Aachen and 1. FC Saarbrücken, the statistics at Footystats

In addition, Kicker that the FCS had to make a few changes, while Aachen shone with an active start of the game. The players show that the pressure was noticeable this season. And finally the Saarbrücker Zeitung Season is at stake.

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