The 33rd matchday in the 3rd division brought good results from the point of view of the Revier clubs BVB II, MSV and RWE.

Borussia Dortmund II entered the 33rd matchday of the 3. Liga with six points and Rot-Weiss Essen with five points ahead of a relegation spot. And it also remains for now at this distance to the red zone.

Because Saturday’s results – neither Bayreuth nor Oldenburg were able to win their games – played into the hands of BVB II and RWE. Essen could extend its lead with a positive result in Zwickau on Sunday and Dortmund in Verl on Monday.

The 33rd matchday at a glance: League leader SV Elversberg dropped three points in the promotion race. The Saarland side lost 0:1 (0:0) to Erzgebirge Aue, who were relegated to the second division. Omar Sijaric (74th) scored the winning goal for FC Erzgebirge.

SV Wehen Wiesbaden closed the gap on SVE to three points with a 1-1 (1-0) draw at MSV Duisburg. However, SVWW missed out on its sixth win in a row. Johannes Wurtz (25.) scored for Wehen to make it 1-0, Kolja Pusch (89., penalty) equalized for the Zebras.

SC Freiburg II, who are not eligible for promotion, consolidated third place with a 0-0 draw at promoted VfB Oldenburg. Second-division relegated Dynamo Dresden came from behind to beat Waldhof Mannheim 2-1 (1-1) and, in fourth place, has a good chance of reaching the relegation playoffs.

Dominik Martinovic (9th) gave Waldhof Mannheim the lead in Dresden, but Ahmet Arslan (31st, penalty kick) equalized for the Saxons. Stefan Kutschke (73rd) scored the winner for Dynamo. 1860 München beat promoted SpVgg Bayreuth 2:0 (1:0). Viktoria Köln won against FC Ingolstadt 3:1 (1:0).

On Friday, VfL Osnabrück had kept alive its hopes of returning to the 2nd Bundesliga. Coach Tobias Schweinsteiger’s team won 1-0 (1-0) at relegation-threatened Halleschen FC to move into fifth place. wozi with sid