Everything went right for Rot-Weiss Essen in their 3-1 win over Dynamo Dresden. Also the decisions from the referee.

Rot-Weiss Essen won 3-1 against leaders Dynamo Dresden on matchday eight of the 3. Liga. RWE showed efficiency, although the guests were clearly the superior team.

But the Esseners had luck on their side this time – in no less than two scenes.

Number one: minute 37, Dresden counterattacked and Essen’s midfielder Vinko Sapina was too late against Tom Zimmerschied. From behind, without being able to reach the ball. Referee Tobias Reichel gave the yellow card.

Much to the displeasure of the guests, who demanded red. Dresden’s Tobias Kraulich told “MagentaSport” after the game: “I asked the referee when it could be red. But I don’t want to blame it on the referee. Because we should have taken our chances.”

Dresden coach Markus Anfang assessed the scene at “MagentaSport” around the Sapina foul like this: “We got a yellow-red against Aue last week, that was justified. I would hate to call for a red card for a player. But we already had the feeling outside that it was red. If our player breaks his foot in that case, then we’re standing there. Sapina didn’t have a chance on the ball, maybe that was a play deciding the game. “

His addition: “With all due respect to RWE, they didn’t win because they were so good, but because we didn’t take our chances.”

RWE was more efficient and a second time lucky. Because before the goal to 2-0 (80th) by Essen’s captain Felix Bastians, there was a clear offside position. First Leonardo Vonic missed a promising counterattack situation, the ball came back to RWE, but Ron Berlinski was clearly offside. The referee team overlooked this and Berlinski prepared the 2:0 – Bastians finished in the middle.

Kraulich: “I had the feeling that it was a clear offside. It wasn’t that clear, but it was offside.” And Anfang explained, “The referee told me he had bent over at that moment and therefore couldn’t see it properly. That’s human, but very annoying for us. “