This Saturday, January 27th, 2024, the rival clash between FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt and FC Energie Cottbus took place in the Regionalliga Nordost. In the end, RWE won.
Great celebration in the Steigerwald Stadium! Rot-Weiß Erfurt defeated Energie Cottbus 2-0 in the Regionalliga Nordost duel between sixth and fourth place.
6,083 spectators had come to watch the eagerly awaited game, and at the end, after goals from Michael Seaton (12th minute) and Romain Gall (57th minute), the Erfurt fans also saw a deserving winner in red and white.
Cottbus’ cult coach Claus-Dieter “Pele” Wollitz also had to acknowledge that. He summed up: “Honestly? It’s inexplicable for us, because we lacked almost everything you need to win a football game in this league. We didn’t expect that. Especially after Wednesday’s game, we thought we would go into this away game united, with passion and aggression. We didn’t show any of that. Five to ten minutes after the break were not enough, even if there was a great chance to equalize. We have to and will now evaluate this meticulously and draw conclusions from it.”
Erfurt is eleven points behind the leader Greifswalder FC, with Cottbus eight points behind. As a reminder, the Northeast Regional League champion will be promoted to the 3rd division this season without having to play a relegation game.
Pronichev returns to FC Energie Cottbus
Cottbus are aiming for this goal. They have strengthened their squad with a former Erfurt player in January: Maximilian Pronichev. However, he remained ineffective at his old employer.
The 26-year-old, who also played for the U19s of FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga Juniors and Rot-Weiss Essen in the Regionalliga West, was already under contract in Brandenburg in the 2021/2022 season. He made a total of 40 competitive appearances for the FCE, scoring 16 goals and providing 12 assists. The 26-year-old was already under contract in Brandenburg for the 2021/2022 season. He made a total of 40 appearances for the FCE in which he scored 16 goals and provided 12 assists. The Cottbus officials are of course hoping that this success story will be repeated.