Overview

• Saarbrücken earned a 4:1 home victory as Kai Brünker’s opener and Florian Pick’s finish arrived 84 seconds apart following a Ryan Malone error.
• Maximilian Schmid pulled one back for Aue in the 77th minute before Pick struck again and Rodney Elongo-Yombo added a late fourth.
• Härtel said his side “contributed a lot” to the defeat, pointing to costly ball losses in the build-up that preceded each concession.
• The result lifted Saarbrücken to fourth in the 3. Liga table and left Aue 14th after two away losses in three matches.
• Saarbrücken head to VfB Stuttgart II after the international break, while Aue pivot to a Sachsenpokal trip to SG Taucha 99.