FCS loses against Stuttgart II: Finally brewed the climbing space!

The defeat of 1. FC Saarbrücken against VfB Stuttgart II influences the promotion race in the 3rd division. Current game analysis.
The defeat of 1. FC Saarbrücken against VfB Stuttgart II influences the promotion race in the 3rd division. Current game analysis. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

FCS loses against Stuttgart II: Finally brewed the climbing space!

The 1st FC Saarbrücken had to accept a bitter defeat against VfB Stuttgart II on March 14, 2025. With a 0: 2, the decision was made in the promotion race of the 3rd league, which is now much more difficult for Saarbrücken. The team of coach Rüdiger Ziehl not only could not take over the lead, but also had to feel the pressure after the past defeat in the top game against Bielefeld.

The goals for Stuttgart scored Mirza Catovic in the 35th minute and Mohamed Sankoh in the 43rd minute. Despite a quick takeover of the game control, Saarbrücken found no means to convert the opportunities into countable things. The goalkeeper Phillip Menzel was challenged several times, but looked without a chance at the goals. In the second half, the Saarlanders tried everything to turn the game, but they awarded several top -class possibilities, including a Maurice Multhaup

test game in the training camp

The first minutes of the game were characterized by an early lead of the Stuttgart by Laurin Ulrich in the 4th minute. Benjamin Boakye increased to 2-0 after an error from Rizzuto led to his goal in the 39th minute. In the 43rd minute, Thomas Kastanaras increased to 3-0 before Kai Brünker shortened to 1: 3 with a transformed penalty. In the second half, the FCS was improved playfully, but was not able to score another goal, although Richard Neudecker scored a connection goal after having previously shot a penalty.

look at the table and upcoming games

In the table of the 3rd division, Saarbrücken is currently in third place with 32 points from 19 games. The next opponent will be TSV 1860 Munich, which completed his last game in the lower third of the table and will hibernate with 24 points on the 14th place. However, the increasing form of Stuttgart could be a challenge for Saarbrücken, especially after such a disappointing performance in the last two games.

The upcoming games will be decisive. Saarbrücken urgently needs to catch up the lost points so as not to lose the connection in the promotion race. The current situation gives fans hope for an early comeback from the team to complete the season with a positive trend.

For further information and for the deepening of topics related to the 3rd league, the article is on n-tv as well as further details about the game results on Saarbrücker Zeitung and the general statistics on football dates to be found.

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