Härtel's Home Debut Ends In Stalemate: Aue And Osnabrück Draw Blank

A Defensive Masterclass

Erzgebirge Aue and VfL Osnabrück played out a goalless draw in their 2. Bundesliga match at the Erzgebirgsstadion on Saturday. This result leaves both teams in the bottom half of the table, with Aue in 15th place after 18 games and Osnabrück in 17th place after 16 games.

This was the first match in charge for new Aue coach Pavel Härtel, who took over from Dirk Schuster earlier this week. Härtel made three changes to the team that started the 3-0 defeat to Hamburg last weekend, with Omar Sijaric, Florian Krüger and Abdellah Hamudi coming into the side.

Osnabrück started the match brightly and had the better of the chances in the first half. Sven Sonnenberg fired wide from a good position, while Ba-Muaka Simakala saw his shot saved by Aue goalkeeper Martin Männel. Aue improved after the break and had a couple of chances to win the game, but they could not find a way past Osnabrück goalkeeper Philipp Kühn.

Härtel's Debut

This was a disappointing result for Härtel in his first match in charge of Aue. The team showed some signs of improvement, but they still need to find a way to score goals. Aue have now failed to score in their last three matches and have only scored 16 goals in 18 league games this season.

Härtel will be hoping to get his first win as Aue coach when they travel to Darmstadt next weekend. However, Osnabrück will be hoping to build on this positive result when they host Karlsruher SC next weekend.

Osnabrück's Resilience

This was a good result for Osnabrück, who showed great resilience to earn a point away from home. The team defended well throughout the match and goalkeeper Philipp Kühn made a number of important saves.

Osnabrück have now drawn their last two matches and are unbeaten in their last three away games. This is a good sign for coach Daniel Thioune, who will be hoping to lead the team to safety this season.

Conclusion

This was a fair result between two evenly matched teams. Aue had the better of the chances in the second half, but they could not find a way past Osnabrück goalkeeper Philipp Kühn. Osnabrück defended well throughout the match and earned a valuable point away from home.

Both teams will be hoping to build on this result in their next matches. Aue will travel to Darmstadt next weekend, while Osnabrück will host Karlsruher SC.