3rd div Germany weekend, 8/10-11 (R)

Little outlook on the games:

RL NORTH

PHILIP SALYER... is expected to be on the bench again. A surprisingly good start with 6 pts in 2 games forces him to have patience.
Werder Bremen Ama (5) vs Holstein Kiel (16) - Saturday 2 pm

JOE ENOCHS... will probably return to the defensive midfield. Today they'll decide on the points of the first game.
VfL Osnabrück (2 or 10) vs Erzgebirge Aue (4) - Saturday 2 pm


RL SOUTH

JAMATH SHOFFNER... probably remains in the starting lineup on half-left midfield position. His task is to feed the two strikers against Tom Dooley's team.
Borussia Neunkirchen (18) vs 1.FC Saarbrücken (1) - Saturday 2.30 pm

MATARAZZO/PHILLIPS... same situation as last weekend: Matarazzo plays central defence while Phillips stays on the bench. A new central defender next to Matarazzo is hoped to improve the bad start.
SV Wehen (19) vs Eintracht Frankfurt Ama (12) - Saturday 2.30 pm

LUKIN/VAN BUSKIRK... both are in the starting lineup for Siegen if nothing unexpected happens.
VfR Aalen (11) vs Sportfreunde Siegen (8) - Saturday, 2.30 pm

PAYNE/MASON/LAWSON... Payne and Mason will start again while Lawson stays outside, though ihs chances after the bad start might improve soon.
Bayern Munich Ama (15) vs SV Elversberg (16) - Sunday, 3 pm

 

Osnabrück lost the 3 pts of the first game today. The sports court turned the 2-0 victory in a 0-2 loss as Osnabrück had a suspended player on the pitch. Protest is still possible, but the chances to succeed are close to 0. Bremen Ama and Salyer are not affected, Osnabrück drops to rank 9 in the ranking.

 

I can't say a lot but the results at the moment:

North:
Osnabrück vs Aue 4-1
Bremen Ama vs Kiel 2-2

Enochs went full 90 for Osnabrück. Their own ticker said that he played convincing and was dangerous with two distance shots.
Salyer stayed outside as the coach didn't want to change the winning team of the last weeks. Don't know if he saw some playing time later on.


South:

Neunkirchen vs Saarbrücken 0-0
Aalen vs Siegen 2-0
Wehen vs Frankfurt 2-0

The only two goals of the teams with US players were scored in the last five minutes by Wehen to get them the first points in the fourth game. I have no idea whether or how the Amis played.

 

NORTH:

3rd div summary:

Osnabrück vs Aue 4-1. Enochs went 90 and entered kicker's team of the day. Also remarkable that he wasn't booked in this season despite already playing three game - must be a new career high . Kicker lists Osnabrück 1st ranked as they didn't accept the sports court decision yet. Realistically they are on position 5.

Bremen Ama vs Kiel 2-2. Again no playing time for Salyer, which might change soon as this was the first game not won by Bremen - and this after a 2-0 lead. Bremen is 4th ranked.

SOUTH:

Neunkirchen vs Saarbrücken 0-0. Neunkirchen got some new players after the bad start and this moved Shoffner to the bench without playing time this weekend. Neunkirchen is on rank 16 with 2 points in four games, while Dooley's Saarbrücken remains on the top position (10 in 4)

Aalen vs Siegen 2-0. An early goal helped Aalen to defend with a solid performance. Both Amis, Lukin and van Buskirk (missed one good chance), went full 90. After missing a pk early in the second half, Aalen secured the victory with a goal in the 65th. Siegen now is 12th ranked (4 in 3)

Wehen vs Frankfurt 2-0. First points for the Yanks Matarazzo and Phillips. Both started, but while Matarazzo went full 90, Phillips was substituted after 23 minutes - with injury I assume. The game was very muddled and consequently it took a deflected shot in the 85th to score the first goal. In stoppage time the second was added. Wehen now is on position 13 (3 in 4), but except Neunkirchen all teams below have less games and can pass them.

Bayern Munich Ama vs Elversberg was postponed due to heavy rain. Elversberg dropped to the 19th and last rank, but they only played 2 games so far (1 in 2).