Energie Cottbus sweeps 25: 0 over Schönwalde - Engelhardt shines!

Energie Cottbus sweeps 25: 0 over Schönwalde - Engelhardt shines!

On Friday, June 28, 2025, the third division team Energie Cottbus opened its test game phase with a spectacular 25-0 victory against SV Wacker Schönwalde. In the game that took place in front of 1,700 spectators in the Spreewald, Cottbus led 10: 0 at halftime. An outstanding player of the game was Erik Engelhardt, who scored five goals and thus made a significant contribution to the Kanter victory.

The team under the direction of coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz was in impressive form. In addition to Engelhardt, Tolcay Cigerci, who scored three times, and Can Moustfa, who scored four goals in the final phase of the game between the 79th and 86th minute, also caused a sensation. In total, the Cottbus team recorded ten different goal scorers, which underlines the width of the squad. Ted Tattermusch and Lukas Michelbrink also entered the goal scorer list and scored two goals each.

The upcoming challenges

The next test for Cottbus is already certain: On Saturday at 4 p.m. the team will play against the SpVgg Finsterwalde. The team narrowly missed participation in the second division promotion relegation in the pre-season and would like to recharge your batteries in this test game phase. The first impressions from the test game against Schönwalde give hope that the quality of the team will be high for the coming season.

Overall, the test game scenario in the third division was also vivid. In addition to Cottbus, Erzgebirge Aue, who celebrated an 8-0 win against SV Krokusblüte Drebach, and Viktoria Köln, who defeated VfB Linz 5-0. From this it becomes clear that the third division teams are intensively preparing for the coming season in the preparatory games. Liga 3 reports on the various encounters and the associated success of the teams.

The preparatory games are an important part of the season preparation, as they enable the clubs to test their tactics and to adapt to the upcoming challenges. League Drei also highlights the general framework and the expectations of the fans of these test games.