Big blow for rivals: Essen fans really wind up Duisburg | OneFootball

The final matchday of the 3. Liga was already a disaster for MSV Duisburg. The Zebras threw away their playoff spot against Viktoria Köln, and to make matters worse, their arch-rivals from Essen snatched it with a goal in stoppage time. 

As if that wasn’t painful enough, the Essen fans twisted the knife even further in yesterday’s playoff match against Greuther Fürth, really rubbing salt into the wounds of their hated neighbors. 

The Essen supporters displayed a banner reading, “MSV: The dream is over! Your goalpost is in our trunk,” while presenting a goalpost in their own home stand. And it wasn’t just any goalpost. Apparently, the RWE fans had stolen the post from Duisburg’s stadium the night before.

The reason was that in the 90+6th minute, Duisburg’s Bulic had missed a huge chance by hitting that very post, causing the Zebras to miss out on the playoff spot.

Otherwise, too, the Red-Whites had plenty to celebrate that evening. Thanks to a stunning free kick from Müsel, the third-division side beat Fürth 1–0 and secured an important advantage for the second leg in the battle for a place in the 2. Bundesliga. 

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