Havelse vs SSV Jahn Regensburg Match Recap - Oct 19, 2025

Regensburg Rallies Past Havelse to Escape 3. Liga Basement as Struggles Mount for Winless Hosts

On a brisk October afternoon in Hannover, where the fading sun cast long shadows across Eilenriedestadion, SSV Jahn Regensburg seized a much-needed lifeline—and perhaps a measure of belonging—in Germany’s 3. Liga. Regensburg’s 2-1 comeback victory over a desperate Havelse outfit was more than three points; it was an act of survival in a season already edged with panic, and, for now, it lifted the visitors out of last place, leaving their hosts to ponder the weight of another winless week.

The contest opened with Havelse intent on reversing weeks of frustration. The home side, anchored in 19th and still searching for a first win after ten matches, looked determined and nervy in equal measure. When Havelse drew first blood in the 16th minute, Eilenriedestadion vibrated with hope. The goal—its scorer recorded simply as “Unknown” in the official ledger—came from a sequence that typified both their ambition and their frequent chaos: a sharp foray down the flank, a scramble in the area, and the ball prodded over the line amid a tangle of boots and bodies.

Yet this sense of possibility, so rarely glimpsed in Havelse’s campaign, proved fleeting. Regensburg, themselves marooned in 18th place and a mere four points clear at kickoff, responded with a measure of poise and purpose not always evident in their recent performances. The equalizer arrived in the 29th minute, a moment of clarity punctuating an otherwise fractious half. Noel Eichinger, Regensburg’s dynamic winger, latched onto a clever through-ball, outpaced his marker, and slid a low finish beyond the sprawling Havelse keeper. The away support, small in number but boisterous in voice, erupted in a cathartic release.

As the match wore on, anxiety seeped into every pass and challenge. Both sides, battered by their own failings—Regensburg with only one win in their previous five, Havelse fresh off a 1-4 defeat at Viktoria Köln—seemed to recognize the stakes. A cagey midfield battle ensued, punctuated by flashes of pace and reckless tackles. The referee’s whistle became a near-constant soundtrack, but the tension never gave way to outright hostility; there were no red cards, though several cautions threatened at times to boil over.

The turning point, when it arrived, was as sudden as it was decisive. In the 66th minute, Nicolas Oliveira Kisilowski—Regensburg’s emergent forward—capitalized on a loose ball at the edge of the box. With one deft touch to steady himself, Kisilowski drilled a low shot through a thicket of defenders, the ball skidding just inside the far post. The visitors wheeled away in celebration, a rare taste of fortune for a team that had so often manufactured only frustration.

From there, Havelse searched desperately for a response but lacked both finesse and conviction. Their recent form hung like a millstone: no wins in ten attempts, the league’s most porous defense, and a dressing room battered by four defeats and just four draws. John Xaver Posselt and Semi Belkahia, who have provided whatever attacking spark Havelse has managed in recent weeks, probed the Regensburg back line, but to no avail. Too many passes went astray, too many second balls claimed by the visitors, whose own recent struggles—two wins in ten, a catalogue of narrow defeats—gave their defending an edge of grim determination.

In the final minutes, the match threatened to tip into chaos. Havelse threw players forward, seeking to rescue at least a point, but Regensburg’s goalkeeper rose to the challenge, parrying a late header and smothering a speculative drive as the clock ticked down. When the final whistle sounded, a sense of resignation settled over the Eilenriedestadion stands; the hosts had been spirited but not sharp enough, committed but not cohesive, and their wait for a first league victory extended to a punishing eleventh week.

For Regensburg, the win does not banish all anxieties—eight points from ten matches leaves them still hovering just above the relegation zone—but it offers an essential reprieve. Their trajectory, while uneven, now features two wins in their last five, and the belief that the early-season malaise may yet be reversible.

For Havelse, the outlook is bleaker. Rock bottom with only four points and a defense leaking goals at an alarming rate, the club faces an urgent need for answers as the schedule grows less forgiving. The road ahead offers little respite, and the wounds from a string of tough defeats—2-6 to Ingolstadt, 2-3 to Mannheim, 1-4 to Viktoria Köln—are slow to heal. With each passing week, the prospect of another relegation battle becomes less a warning and more a reality.

No classic rivalry defines these teams’ head-to-head history, but both clubs recognize the existential threat posed by their current positions. For Regensburg, Saturday’s win may be remembered as the moment a season turned, if only slightly, back towards the light. For Havelse, the descent continues, with time and hope in ever-diminishing supply.