Osnabruck edges Stuttgart 4‑3 in 3. Liga season opener
ASPACH, Germany (Interstat) — Substitute Bjarke Jacobsen opened the scoring in the 31st minute, and Osnabruck held off Stuttgart 4-3 on Saturday at WIRmachenDRUCK Arena in the 3. Liga opener for both sides. Fridolin Wagner, also a substitute, doubled the lead in the 38th minute before Robin Meißner, another substitute, made it 3-0 in the 48th. Stuttgart rallied with midfielder Justin Diehl in the 57th and substitute Lars Kehl in the 63rd. Forward Mansour Ouro-Tagba restored a two-goal lead for Osnabruck in the 67th, but midfielder Nicolás Sessa pulled Stuttgart within a goal in the 78th. Osnabruck substitute Frederik Christensen was booked with a yellow card in the 82nd minute. The win gave Osnabruck a 1-0 record in both competition and all competitions, while Stuttgart fell to 0-1. Christensen recorded the only assist of the match.