Aue fight back as points shared in Saxony

Terodde double as HSV dominate

Daniel Thioune made one enforced change from the side which had beaten Paderborn on Saturday, Gideon Jung coming in at centre-back for the injured Toni Leistner. The Rothosen started at a furious pace, looking to banish memories of the painful 3-0 loss at the Erzgebirgsstadion almost a year ago, and were rewarded with the opening goal in the 14th minute. Aue didn't heed the warnings of balls over the top proving dangerous, Tim Leibold finding Bakery Jatta at the far post, whose half-volley would have gone in if not for the intervention of Simon Terodde heading in from all of a yard out. The visitors were not letting their hosts settle, aggressive without the ball to force mistakes from their opponents before the halfway line and sharp movement when in possession to cut through the Aue defensive lines. Barely two minutes after the opener, Moritz Heyer hit the woodwork, but the flurry of chances meant the Rothosen did double their lead in the 22nd minute. David Kinsombi chipped over the home defence to Sonny Kittel, who advanced towards goal and pulled it back to the 25-year-old, who slammed past Männel from the penalty spot.

This was the start of a chaotic ten-minute period, Aue shortly pulling one back before HSV restored their two-goal lead. The away side were left too short at the back after their own corner, Erzgebirge breaking swiftly and interchanging passes well, Jan Hochscheidt finishing off the flowing 3-on-2 move to fire past Sven Ulreich from the penalty spot. Two minutes later Tim Leibold struck the ball sweetly into the net, but referee Florian Badstübner had already blown for a foul on Sonny Kittel. Leibold was denied his second goal of the season, benefitting Simon Terodde who gave Martin Männel no chance from the resulting spot-kick. It was no less than the Rothosen deserved from an excellent first half, suffocating their opponents without the ball and brimming with confidence in possession, pulling their hosts apart.