ESSEN (Interstat) — Lucas Brumme scored in the 15th minute and RW Essen made the goal stand in a 1-0 victory over Regensburg on Friday in a 3. Liga match. Brumme finished a move set up by Dickson Abiama, giving the home side the lead early. Regensburg could not find an equalizer, and RW Essen protected the advantage through the second half. The result gave RW Essen the home win and kept Regensburg without a goal.

The decisive sequence came when RW Essen moved forward and Abiama supplied the assist for Brumme’s opener. Brumme remained involved as the match grew more physical, and he was shown a yellow card in the 71st minute before being substituted in the 77th. RW Essen also received yellow cards through J. Alonso in the 35th minute and R. Reisig in the 56th minute. Regensburg’s discipline record included a yellow card for Z. Jano in the 67th minute and A. Fein in the 75th minute. The only goal arrived in the 15th minute and separated the teams.

Both sides used substitutions as the game moved into its later stages. RW Essen made a change in the 26th minute with J. Potocnik entering as a substitute. Regensburg made a halftime change in the 46th minute with L. Matzler, and D. Philipp followed in the 65th minute. Regensburg also brought on L. Hermes and N. Boujellab in the 80th minute. RW Essen introduced N. Pesch alongside the withdrawal of Brumme in the 77th minute, and E. Celebi entered in the 90th minute plus one. The substitutions did not change the scoreline, as Regensburg could not produce a response.

RW Essen’s season record in the competition is now 6 wins, 2 losses, and 3 draws. Its record across all competitions is now 6 wins, 2 losses, and 4 draws. Regensburg’s season record in the competition is now 2 wins, 5 losses, and 4 draws. Its record across all competitions is now 2 wins, 5 losses, and 4 draws.

Regensburg had entered the match after a 0-0 draw with Wehen and a 2-2 draw at Verl in its previous competition fixtures. Earlier in its season, Regensburg had a 5-0 home win over TSV Havelse and a 3-3 draw at Stuttgart II. Regensburg also had a 2-1 loss at home to Dusseldorf and a 2-2 draw at Alemannia Aachen. RW Essen had lost 1-0 at Ingolstadt and beaten Fortuna Koln 2-0 in its previous two competition matches. Before that, RW Essen played a 3-3 draw at Preussen Munster and a 2-2 draw at Arminia Bielefeld.

RW Essen is next scheduled to face Regensburg again, followed by matches involving Grossaspach, Alemannia Aachen, Verl, Hoffenheim II, Meppen, Duisburg, Dusseldorf and Stuttgart II. Regensburg’s upcoming schedule includes Hansa, Meppen, Wurzburg, Ingolstadt, Munster, SV Waldhof Mannheim, Fortuna, Grossaspach, Viktoria Koln and Saarbrucken.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of RW Essen 2, Regensburg 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected RW Essen with a 74.8 percent probability to win. The actual result was RW Essen 1, Regensburg 0.