Cottbus Remain Winless After Duisburg Defeat

<span class="titolo">Cottbus Remain Winless After Duisburg Defeat</span></p>

<span class="sommario">MSV Duisburg won the first ever Bundesliga meeting between the two sides with two free kicks. Despite a strong second half display, Bojan Prasnikar&rsquo;s side remain rooted to foot of the table without a single win to their name.

Energie Cottbus 0 MSV Duisburg 1</span></p>

The visitors got off to the ideal start with Bjorn Schlicke firing them ahead after only seven minutes. The 26 year old defender fired in a freekick from 27 meters which left Cottbus keeper Tomislav Piplica with no chance. The ball took a slight deflection off the wall and skidded in off the greasy surface.</p>

The game developed into a hectic affair following the visitors opening goal but then gradually calmed down. Duisburg were happy to defend deep and be pressed into their own half, but the home side couldn&rsquo;t find a way to break them down.</p>

The fact that Duisburg keeper Tom Starke was untested in the first period was a sign of the balance of play in the first 45 minutes.</p>

Cottbus came out in the second half in exactly the right frame of mind attacking Duisburg from the very start. First of all da Silva had a chance from close range following a pass from S&ouml;rensen. Then seven minutes in and Stanislav Angelov roamed down the right and played a great ball across the face of the goal, only to find no forwards on hand to convert. </p>

Duisburg were finding it difficult to get into the game as the home side kept pressing them back. It seemed only a matter of time before the pressure paid off. On 67 minutes the fully deserved equaliser arrived.</p>

Dimitar Rangelov fired in a shot which Duisburg keeper Tom Starke was only able to parry out. The incoming Timo Rost was on hand to slot home to make it 1-1.</p>

However, just as the Cottbus pressure continued to mount and they pressed for their first win of the season, the away side hit them with a second free kick. Bosnian international Ivica Grlic fired a direct free kick over the wall, past Piplica and into the left hand corner to give to visitors a surprise 74th minute lead.</p>

As the game entered the final period, Cottbus seemed to have had the stuffing knocked out of them. One final chance fell to da Silva at the far post following a Rivic free kick, but the Brazilian defender was unable to direct his header on target. </p>

Despite a spirited second half showing, Cottbus remain rooted to the bottom of the table without a single win to their name. New coach Bojan Prasnikar has a real task on his hands and will left scratching his head as to how his team finished pointless tonight.</p>

0-1 Schlicke, (7 min)</p>

1-1 Rost, (67 min)</p>

1-2 Grlic, (74 min)</p>

Energie Cottbus: Piplica, da Silva, Kukielka, Mitreski, Cvitanovic (Ziebig), Bassila (Rivic), Angelov (Trytko), Rost, Skela, S&ouml;rensen, Rangelov</p>

Duisburg: Starke, Lamey, Schlicke, Ndoum, Weber, Grlic, Tararache, Tiffert (M&ouml;lders), Idrissou, Ailton (Daun), Ishiaku (Maicon)</p>

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