Overview
- Regionalliga champions Lok Leipzig played out a 1:1 draw with FC Eilenburg as Djamal Ziane’s first-half header was answered by Arlind Shoshi early after the break.
- Lok Leipzig’s goalkeeper Niklas Müller exited the game hurt after an aerial challenge and was replaced by veteran Andreas Naumann.
- FSV Zwickau claimed a 1:0 victory over SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz when Marc-Philipp Zimmermann struck the decisive goal from a second-half corner.
- Chemnitzer FC overturned a 1:0 halftime deficit to win 3:1 at SpVgg Bayreuth with second-half efforts from Jonas Marx, Aaron Mensah and Noah Tänzer.
- FSV Zwickau will meet Dynamo Dresden and VfL Wolfsburg in Sunday’s Volkswagen-Cup and Chemnitzer FC will stage a final dress rehearsal against 1. FC Magdeburg on Saturday.