Overview

• RWE won convincingly with goals from Ramien Safi, Ahmet Arslan and Luca Brumme to reach seven points from three matches.
• Tom Moustier was sent off late in the first half, a decision Babak Rafati deemed a clear mistake warranting only a yellow card.
• Rafati also said the awarded penalty converted by Arslan should have been a free kick outside the box with a caution for Franz Pfanne.
• The DFB declined to comment on potential sanctions for Moustier, with reporting noting two-match bans are common and the club hoping for that outcome.
• Rafati judged other incidents correctly handled, including an indirect free kick for a backpass and a later Hansa penalty that Jakob Golz saved.