The 3rd division does not continue until after the DFB Cup weekend with the 2nd matchday. Some teams not represented in the DFB Cup are now testing their form.

FC Erzgebirge Aue, who visit Rot-Weiss Essen on Sunday (20 August, 7.30 p.m., Forecasting-Liveticker), took advantage of the weekend break to test themselves against Oberliga side VfB Auerbach.

The match against the team from Vogtland was played on the training ground and was under the direction of referee Richard Hempel from Großnaundorf. Aue won 4:0 with Omar Sijaric (17th minute), Maximilian Thiel (28th, 32nd) and Joshua Schwirten (87th) scoring the goals for FC Erzgebirge.

Against VfB, coached by Sven Köhler, Aue head coach Pavel Dotchev initially ran this starting eleven over 2 x 30:

Tim Kips/Louis Lord (30 min each) – Korbinian Burger, Franco Schädlich (from 40. Alexander Sorge), Mirnes Pepic (45. Joshua Schwirten), Omar Sijaric (from 45. Steffen Meuer), Erik Majetschak, Marcel Bär (from 45. Luc Elsner), Anthony Barylla (45. Steffen Nkansah), Kilian Jakob, Maximilian Thiel, Marvin Stefaniak.

Then against VfB Auerbach the team continued in this formation over 45 minutes: Martin Männel – Tim Danhof, Nico Vukancic, Sean Seitz, Joshua Schwirten, Steffen Meuer, Luc Elsner, Boris Tashchy, Marco Schikora, Steffen Nkansah, Linus Rosenlöcher

Dresden and Ulm each give up one player

Dynamo Dresden won their test match against Hertha BSC II with 2:0. Julius Kade was no longer involved. He is leaving Dresden to join second-division club SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Both clubs have agreed to keep the transfer details confidential. The midfielder’s contract with the SGD was originally valid until 30 June 2024.

SSV Ulm also won a test match – 3:1 against SC Freiburg II. Here, too, one player was missing. SSV Ulm and Marco Hingerl have agreed on the immediate termination of the contract, which was still valid until 30 June 2024. In the summer of 2022, the 27-year-old midfielder moved to the Danube from FC 08 Homburg and has since played eleven competitive games for the Spatzen.

It is still unclear where Hingerl will move to.