ESSEN (Interstat) — On Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, RW Essen defeated Würzburg 6-2 in a 3. Liga match at Stadion an der Hafenstraße. RW Essen led 3-0 after first-half goals from Marek Janssen in the 24th minute, Semir Telalovic in the 29th and Noah Pesch in the 44th. Würzburg answered after halftime as Liam Omoré scored in the 60th and Franck Evina in the 64th. Nick Bätzner restored control with goals in the 78th and 86th, and Lucas Brumme closed the scoring in the seventh minute of stoppage time. Brumme had one goal in 21 minutes of work, while Omoré played 90 minutes and scored once. Yellow cards went to Würzburg’s Nathan de Medina and Dominik Meisel and RW Essen’s Michael Kostka, Marek Janssen, Janne Sietan and Franci Bouebari. Würzburg’s record is now 1-3-1 in the competition and overall; RW Essen is 3-1-1 in both. Würzburg will next host Aachen, while RW Essen visits Waldhof.