Overview

• Rot-Weiss Essen beat Hansa Rostock 3:0 at Hafenstraße through goals by Ramien Safi (5'), Ahmet Arslan from the spot (22') and Lucas Brumme (30').
• Essen played more than a half with ten men after Tom Moustier’s straight red and kept a clean sheet as Jakob Golz saved Emil Holten’s 82nd-minute penalty.
• The victory completed a seven-point English week for Essen and moved Uwe Koschinat’s team up to third place in the 3. Liga.
• Rot-Weiß Oberhausen lost 1:2 at home to 1. FC Köln U21, with Sargis Adamyan scoring two first-half free kicks to put the visitors in control.
• Eric Gueye converted an 83rd-minute penalty for Oberhausen, but injuries, rotation and late pressure did not yield an equalizer.