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Duisburg beats Saarbrücken 4-2 to strengthen lead in 3. Liga
MSV Duisburg beat 1.
FC Saarbrücken 4-2 in a German third-division match on Tuesday.
Duisburg scored through Lex-Tyger Lobinger, Tobias Fleckstein and Rasim Bulic in a 13-minute first-half spell, then added a fourth through Florian Krüger in the 81st minute.
Kai Brünker and Gökdeniz Gürpüz scored for Saarbrücken, who had cut the deficit to 3-1 shortly after halftime.
The win keeps Duisburg top of the league with 24 points, six ahead of Viktoria Köln for now; Köln still had a match to play on Wednesday.
Saarbrücken remained fifth on 14 points after missing the chance to move up.
The result strengthens Duisburg’s position as it pursues promotion, while Saarbrücken must turn to its next match.
Saarbrücken travel to Fortuna Düsseldorf on Saturday.
Duisburg beat Saarbrücken 4-2 away to strengthen its lead at the top of Germany’s 3. Liga.
The visitors scored three times in 13 minutes before half-time, taking a 3-0 lead.
Kai Brünker pulled one back for Saarbrücken five minutes after the break.
Florian Krüger restored Duisburg’s three-goal advantage in the 81st minute, and Gökdeniz Gürpüz scored Saarbrücken’s second in the 90th minute.
Duisburg had 24 points and was provisionally six points ahead of Viktoria Köln after the match.
- Who
- MSV Duisburg and 1. FC Saarbrücken.
- What
- Duisburg won 4-2 and strengthened its lead in the 3. Liga.
- When
- Tuesday, 13 October 2026.
- Where
- Saarbrücken, Germany.
- Why
- Duisburg won by scoring four goals; the sources do not state a broader reason.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lex-Tyger Lobinger put Duisburg ahead.
Tobias Fleckstein made it 2-0.
Rasim Bulic extended Duisburg’s lead to 3-0.
Kai Brünker scored Saarbrücken’s first goal.
Florian Krüger scored Duisburg’s fourth.
Gökdeniz Gürpüz made the final score 4-2.
- Final score
- Duisburg 4-2 Saarbrücken
- Half-time score
- Duisburg led 3-0
- Duisburg points
- 24
- Duisburg lead
- Six points over Viktoria Köln provisionally
- Saarbrücken points
- 14
Sources
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